Edward R. Bergmark

Edward R. Bergmark passed December 22, 2015 in the loving embrace of his family. Born March 14, 1925 in New York, Ed served in the US Army in WWII and graduated from Syracuse University. He raised a family with his wife Marie Louise in Northport, New York, then moved to Beckley, West Virginia and finally to Ocean Pines, Maryland. Ed was lifelong learner. A true renaissance man, he was a skilled and passionate architect by profession and a valued asset to every community to which he belonged. Ed designed buildings and landscapes by trade. Influenced by his Swedish heritage, his designs reflected the graceful balance between nature and the man-made world and his buildings reflected the people who lived and worked in them. He shaped lives and people by example and was loved by all. Songs were a life-long form of joy and prayer to be enjoyed with choir, family and friends. Ed was widely known for his integrity and optimist spirit. His sense of adventure and culture led Ed and his wife on trips throughout the world. Ed was creative, gentle, playful and devout, and will be missed beyond words by his family. He leaves behind his wife of 65 years, Marie Louise Bergmark, son, David Nels Bergmark, and daughters Christine Louise Bergmark and Jocelyn A. Jemison; also son-in-law Brett Grohsgal and granddaughter Allesandra Bergmark, son-in-law Colin Jemison, daughter-in-law Terry Bergmark, grandson Joseph Bergmark and family, Hilary and Ian, and grandson David Bergmark and wife Jennifer. Ed had been a member of the American Institute of Architecture, barbershop groups and choirs, Kiwanis, and St. John Neumann Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church, on Friday, January 8, 2016 at 11:00 AM. Rev. William Mathesius will officiate. Visitation with the family will precede the service at the church at 10 AM. Interment will follow at Garden of the Pines in Berlin. Online Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.boundsfuneralhome.com