Richard Lee Bergen
March 1, 1936 June 5, 2019 Richard Lee Bergen, 83, of Goodman, Mo., died Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He was born March 1, 1936, in Anderson, Mo., to Lee and Elsie (Chandler) Bergen. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1954 graduate of Anderson High School. On March 27, 1957, he married JoAnn Clark who lost her battle with cancer in 1993. On July 1, 1994, he married Charlotte Woolard. He retired in 1996 from Eagle Picher in Joplin after 36 years of service. He enjoyed Cardinal baseball, hunting, fishing, motorcycling and horseback riding. He was a member of Banner Church of the Nazarene.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, JoAnn Bergen; a granddaughter, Tabitha Bergen; and a brother, Gerald Bergen.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Charlotte Bergen of the home; three children, Sandra Bergen of Anderson, Jeff Bergen of Overland Park, Kan., and Beth Bergen of Pineville; two stepchildren, Charlene Bergen of Anderson and Darlene Smith of Rogers, Ark.; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; brother, Dennis Bergen (Charlene) of Anderson; and sister, Betty Tucker (David) of Fort Scott, Kan.
Funeral services were held Monday, June 10, 2019, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Pastors Dennis Bergen and Bill Hess officiating. Burial followed in the Banner Cemetery.
Memorials are being directed to Banner Church c/o the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to www.ozarkfuneralhome.com.
Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson was in charge of arrangements.