Hugh Richard "Mr. Skip" Bergman, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at the age of 89. Dear husband to Ann “Miss Ann” (Bane) Bergman. They were married on August 11th, 1959 at Immacolata Catholic Church. They petered out after 8 children.
Devoted father of Dan, Christine (Bergman) Webb, Karen, Sarah (Mark) Hafner, Kenneth (Elizabeth), Eileen (Steve) Schuchmann, Stephen, and Matthew (Julia).
Cherished grandfather of Nicholas (Danielle) Webb, Jennifer Webb, Angela Webb, Andrew Webb, Joshua Webb, Mark I. Hafner, Nathaniel Hafner, Timothy Hafner, Bernadette Bergman, Peter Bergman, Mary Beth Bergman, Francine Bergman, Clara Bergman, Adelaide Bergman, Theodore Bergman, Colten Schuchmann, Joseph Bergman, Alexander Bergman, Anastasia Bergman, and Thomas Bergman.
Loving Great Grandfather of Julianna Wilkins and Jalil Latham; dear brother to the late Robert J. (Mary Lou) Bergman; "Uncle Skip" to Laura (Gary) Sperber, Margaret (Jeff) Crawford, Jim (Michelle) Bergman, and Ken (Ally)Bergman; and Great Uncle Skip to a host of many.
Born to the union of Hugo F. and Margaret Bergman on June 14th, 1931, Mr. Skip attended St. Edward Grade School, McBride High School Class of 1949 in which he was still an alumni member. He went on to graduate from St. Louis University in 1953 with a degree in history. He then served 2 years with the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. He began working at Pope Pius XII Library at St. Louis University until the summer of 1964. Soon after he began working on a master’s degree in Library Science at the University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana. From September, 1964 through May of 1996 he was the librarian and chess moderator at CBC High School in Clayton, Missouri. After retirement he volunteered at St. Mary’s and St. John the Baptist High Schools for many years in their libraries. He concurrently was a member of several clubs/societies including: The 1904 World’s Fair Society, St. Louis Brown’s Fan Club, Catholic Library Association, Greater St. Louis Library Association, Citizens for Modern Transit, John Birch Society, and a host of St. Louis cultural and arts organizations.
He was a very religious, prayerful man that lived out his faith daily. He enjoyed going out to lunch and would set aside a specific day for each of his grown children and grandchildren in order to stay engaged in their lives. Mr. Skip and Miss Ann would have “tea time” every night which was an extremely long standing tradition that started when they were dating. Despite all the hard work, hours of volunteering, and helping others, he always managed to make family the first priority and included his family in every aspect of his life. His life was his wife, 8 children, 20 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday, April 5 from 4-8pm at Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa Street, Saint Louis MO 63109. There will be a recitation of The Most Holy Rosary at 7pm.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, April 6 at 10am, at Saint Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, 6303 Nottingham Avenue 63109. A Rite of Committal will take place at Resurrection Cemetery immediately after Mass, where Full Military Honors will be bestowed.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift in Mr. Skip's memory to Priests For Life, Compton Heights Band, or 40 Days For Life.
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