Jerry Bergstrom

Jerry Jerome Bergstrom was born on May 27, 1939 in Camrose, the eldest son of John Torsten and Anna Alfrida Bergstrom. He passed on February 1, 2026 at Red Deer Regional Hospital with his family by his side.

Jerry lived on the farm near Meeting Creek until he reached 7 years old at which time the family moved into Meeting Creek so the children could learn English and attend school. At the age of 14 Jerry left school to help with farming and went on to join the construction crew that was building schools in the Camrose School Division, including the Meeting Creek School. In 1956 he went into the family business of hauling water to the oil rigs all over Alberta as far north as Rainbow Lake. The oil patch was just opening in the north. The north was so cold the guys had to keep fires lit under the trucks to be able to start them and their trailer was only plywood so they needed lots of quilts to keep warm.

In 1965 Jerry met Lorene George from the Verdun district west of Duhamel. In July of 1966 they were married. On July 31, 1969 James John their son made his appearance. In 1967 Jerry joined the CN Rail, building crew in BC operating the Wellman crane laying long rail, no more clickity-clack on the tracks. He was often called out to train derailments and to replace bridges that had been damaged by fire. He moved on to being a Field Maintainer for the track equipment. In 1983 he retired from CN. Now it was time to go back to fresh water hauling and adding the septic service as well. This only lasted a few years before he moved on to the Landfill. Jerry and Lorene ran the Meeting Creek Store from 1992 to 2002. During this time Jerry was also working for the County of Camrose as a landfill equipment operator at the West Dries Meat Lake Landfill till he retired in May of 2004 at the age of 65. This enabled Jerry to attend auctions and car auctions with Huibert DeBoon. He spent time testing and repairing the vehicles Huibert purchased. He later worked with Doug Johnson Auctions a job he loved.

Retirement was also a time to enjoy the things he loved; yearly attendance at the Ponoka and Strathmore Rodeos, the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas, The cowboy channel and RDFTV were his favorites. He was always cheering on our Alberta cowboys and rarely missed a broadcast of the chuckwagon races on the radio. And of course he was a regular at the coffee club with the guys. First at the store and now at Half Diamond Sales.

Jerry’s excitement was beyond measure in 2007 when Mya was adopted by Jim and Marina. He was never with out her picture in his wallet and shared it with everyone. One proud Grandpa. She brought him much happiness.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Lorene; his son, Jim; and granddaughter, Mya; his sisters Lorna Radke, Jo-Ann Porter, Myrna (Rick) Schultz, brother Harley (Marriette) Bergstrom; and sister-in-law Sandra Clausen. He was predeceased by his parents Torsten and Anna, his brother Rance and sister Diana. Jerry loved Meeting Creek and all that this community had to offer. It was always home no matter where he was.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 27, 2026 at the Meeting Creek Community Centre.  

Memorial donations may be made to the Meeting Creek Cemetery.

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