BERGEN, Dr. Joseph W.
Date of death: 29 May 1899 – Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, June 9, 1899,
Volume XXXIX Number 48, page 2 column 3
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Death of Dr. J. W. Bergen.
Dr. J. W. Bergen, a former resident of this county, died May 29, at his home in Petersburg, where he was in the drug business.
The Pike County Democrat, May 31, said:
“Monday evening our citizens were shocked with the news of the sudden death of one of our prominent business men, Dr. Joseph W. Bergen. The doctor had not been in good health for some time, although his condition was not considered critical by even his most intimate friends. He was constant in looking after his business interests all the time up to and including Saturday morning, when he went to the drug store and waited on customers as usual until about seven o’clock, when he went home and was seized with trouble of the heart, this being the second attack that morning.
All the aid that medical skill and kind friends could render was given, but without avail, and at 5:20 o’clock Monday evening he passed away surrounded by his family and friends.”
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Link to Dr. Joseph W. Bergen’s grave
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry