July 8, 1913 ~ October 31, 2012
Pebble Beach ~ John B. Bergin, a native of Los Angeles, passed away at Community Hospital in Monterey. He received his Master’s Degree from UCLA. John retired as a Colonel from the US Army Reserve after a thirty-seven year career. A citrus grower, he owned and operated citrus groves in Riverside and the Coachella Valley for many years.
John was a member of the Riverside City Council for eleven years and, in 1964, served as President of the League of California Cities. He was an enthusiastic tennis player, swimmer and bridge player and enjoyed memberships in the Old Capital Club and the Pebble Beach Club.
John is survived by his wife, Alice; his daughter Beth Quin; his nephews and nieces, Leo P. and Gwen Bergin, Robert and Katherine Christensen, Donald and Kathleen Bergin, Diane Young and Linda Lloyd; twenty-three grand-nieces and grand-nephews and his step-children, Susan Bolgard, Howard D. Wolfe and Andrew M. Wolfe.
Private family services will be held.
