Bernard "Bernie" Klug

Bernard “Bernie” Klug, 79, Bismarck, formerly of Dickinson, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 21, 2010 at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11am Saturday, July 24 at Church of St. Anne, Bismarck, with the Rev. Tom Richter and Rev. Jerome Kautzman officiating. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, on Monday, July 26, at 10:00 am. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm Friday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a vigil/rosary will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Bernie was born September 3, 1930, to Adam and Margaret Weisgerber Klug in Dickinson, North Dakota. There was always debate on what was his actual birth date - up until he applied for a passport at age 50, he always thought his birthday was on September 2nd. Bernie grew up in Dickinson and attended St. Joseph’s Grade School and Dickinson High School. He attended Dickinson State College and was a member of the Champion Football Team of 1955. He worked for Cloverdale Creamery in Dickinson. He enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950 and served at Goose Bay, Labrador and Rapid City Ellsworth Airbase. He was honorably discharged in 1955. Bernie married Elizabeth “Betty” Schwartzbauer on February 9, 1956, at St. Joseph’s Church in Dickinson, North Dakota. He started working for Burlington Northern in 1960, and after 33 years, retired in 1992. They moved to the Primrose Retirement Community, Bismarck in 2004. Bernie was actively involved in Boy Scouts for 44 years. He received his Eagle Scout award in 1947 along with Ad Altare Dei. One of his proudest moments was when his son, Daniel, also received the Eagle Scout award, followed by his grandson, Joseph, in 2009. Scouting was a very important part of his life.He was a life-member of the Knights of Columbus and the VFW. Blessed to have shared his life are his wife of 54 years, Betty; his daughter, Patty David Flohr, Bismarck; and his son, Daniel Debra Voboril, Stuttgart, Germany; four grandchildren, Hannah Flohr, Bismarck, Joseph Voboril, Newport News, Virginia, and Kristen and Rachel Voboril, Stuttgart, Germany; he is survived by two brothers, David and Paul Klug, Idaho; and one sister, Selma Tom Heck, Scott City, Kansas; sisters-in-law, Frances Brentrup, Peoria, Arizona, Margaret Miller, Dickinson, and Frances Schwartzbauer, Bismarck, Irene Schwartzbauer, Payson, Arizona, and Gloria Klug, Dickinson; and many nieces and nephews that held a special place in his heart. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Adam, Jr. and George; and one brother and sister in infancy.

Bernard "Bernie" Klug

September 3, 1930 - July 21, 2010