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Steven Bergstrom Obituary – CA – Santa Cruz Sentinel


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Steven Olaf Bergstrom Resident of Durham, NC Age 69, went to be with Jesus on September 6, 2012. He was born April 3, 1943, in Arlington Heights, IL. Having had an education only through 10th grade, he entered the U.S. Air Force, and afterwards went on to sell cars in Biloxi, MS. His interest in cars led him to purchase his first car dealership in Santa Cruz, CA, in the 1970’s. He always dreamt big and went on to owning twenty-three different car dealerships in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Monterey, CA, Washington State, Boston, MA and Birmingham, AL. He came to be known as “the Giant of Santa Cruz” in the car business, and received numerous awards for his sales accomplishments. Later in life he became a successful land developer in the Northwest and finally in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area. He was a man who thought “out of the box” and loved living life to its fullest. He had a gusto for life that was contagious to all around him, and in the last couple of decades, his gusto for Jesus and the Bible was first and foremost, over-riding all of his earthly accomplishments. He is survived by his wife: Marguerite Bergstrom; his daughters: Rebecca Bergstrom of Montclair, NJ and Susan Bergstrom Mullins (Philip) of Durham, NC; step-sons: Bryant Jaksic of Portland, OR, and Kristopher Jaksic (Victoria) of Portland, OR; grandchildren: Greta and Jeffrey O’Brien, Quinn and Charlie Mullins; siblings: Jim Bergstrom (Sue) of W. Lafayette, IN, Eric Bergstrom of Mt. Shasta, CA; and nieces and nephews: Peggy Bellar (Mel), Dean Hedges, Kelly Childs (Cory), Laura Bergstrom, Chris Bergstrom (Stacey); and numerous cousins. Memorial service is scheduled for November 17, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Cresset Baptist Church, Garrett Rd., Durham, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 7721 Six Forks Rd., Suite 136, Raleigh, NC 27615 and American Cancer Society (on-line).

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