White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

WATERLOO – John P. Bergman, 60 years old of Waterloo, IA, and formerly of Jesup and Independence, IA, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Ravenwood Nursing and Rehab Center in Waterloo.  He was born July 19, 1951, in Corning, IA, the son of John Allen Bergman and Norma Joyce (Brown) Bergman.  Following graduation from Corning High School with the class of 1970, he attended Hawkeye Technical Institute’s Police Science Program in Waterloo.  On February 3, 1973, he was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Klinge in Dubuque, IA.  They later divorced.  On October 19, 2001, he married Janet Kaye Miller in Waterloo, IA.  Waterloo has been his home since his marriage to Janet and he became an active member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council #700. He also had a love for music and was a longtime member of the Cedar Valley singing groups “Proud Image” and the “DooWops.”

John began his professional working years as a police officer in Ackley and Eldora, IA.  He later was a Sherriff’s Deputy in Buchanan County, IA, before serving as Sherriff of Buchanan County, beginning in 1977.  John later was a police officer in Jesup, IA, and also served as Chief of Police in Jesup for several years.  He had also owned and operated Bergman Painting.

Mr. Bergman is survived by his wife, Janet Bergman of Waterloo, IA; two sons, John A. (Heather) Bergman of Jesup, IA, Robert (Angel) Bergman of Grundy Center, IA; two daughters, Sarah (Derek) Maeder of Bondurant, IA, Marcia (Scott) Riggs of Rochester, MN; six grandchildren; his mother, Joyce Bergman of Corning, IA; and three brothers, Jim (Colleen) Bergman of Independence, IA, Howard (Regina) Bergman of Elkhorn, NE and Joe (Marilyn) Bergman of Corning, IA.  His father preceded him in death.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. – Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 650 Stephan Ave, Waterloo, IA, with entombment in the mausoleum at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Waterloo.  Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2012, at the White Funeral Home, 1315 Main Street, Jesup, IA, where there will be a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 4:00 p.m. and a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m.  Visitation will continue from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. before services at the church Saturday. 

Memorials may be directed to Hospice Compassus of Cedar Falls, IA or to the family.