Solveig Margaret BERGH

1911 - 2006  (95 years)

• Name	Solveig Margaret BERGH
  Birth	6 Sep 1911	Chippewa County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	31 May 1925	Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota
  	Trinity Lutheran
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1911-04451
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2006-MN-036471
  Death	19 Dec 2006	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Walker Methodist Health Center
  Burial	26 Dec 2006	Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Section 24, Lot 56, Grave 7
  Notes	Solveig E. in the 1920 census. In the 1940 census, she was living at home in Montevideo with her parents. She had no occupation and was a student. In the 1950 Minneapolis city directory, she was a physician and lived at 2615 Park Avenue, apartment 302. The Bergh-Anderson files call her Solveig Margaret Lenore Bergh. Bergh, Solveig Margaret, MD Born September 6, 1911 and went to Glory on December 19, 2006. Affectionately known as Dodie to her family and friends, she was a loving, generous aunt to her survivors - Margaret L. Bergh, Dr. George S. Bergh, Jr. and his wife Maxine, grand nieces and nephews, Christina Bergh Robbins (Andrew), David George Bergh (Stephanie), George S. Bergh, III (Jessi) and Michael Stephenson Bergh (Anny), great-great-nieces and nephews, Lucia Robbins, Madeline and Grace Bergh, Claudia Bergh, and Tobias, Elijah and Justus Bergh, plus many other relatives and friends. Dodie was a medical doctor specializing in radiology and practiced for many years with her brother, surgeon Dr. George S. Bergh, Sr., who along with his wife, Patricia and their daughters, Nancy and Barbara, preceded her in death. She leaves a legacy of love, generosity, humor and many beautifully knit sweaters, stockings, needlepoint pillows, ornaments and pictures. She will be fondly remembered. Funeral followed by reception 11 AM Tuesday, December 26, 2006 at the THOMSON- DOUGHERTY MANSION 2535 Park Avenue, Minneapolis. Visitation begins at 10 AM. Interment Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Luthard N. and George S. Bergh Memorial Fund, Minnesota Medical Foundation, 200 Oak St. SE, Ste. 300, Mpls, MN 55455. Historic Thomson - Dougherty (612) 871-4407 From the U of Minnesota Medical Foundation newsletter: SOLVEIG M. BERGH, M.D., Class of 1938, Minneapolis, died December 6, 2006, at age 95. Dr. Bergh practiced radiology for many years and worked closely with her late brother and surgeon, Dr. George S. Bergh Sr. She was preceded in death by her brother and two nieces and is survived by one niece, one nephew, four grand-nieces and nephews, and six great-grand nieces and nephews. She had wanted to marry a fellow medical school classmate named Eck but her father would not allow the marriage.
  Person ID	I1512	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Luthard Noble BERGH,   b. 27 Sep 1880, Minnesota d. 2 Jun 1948, Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Gunhild SVERDRUP,   b. 15 Dec 1883, Minnesota d. 22 May 1955, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1907	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F1600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart