Darma Lu Thomson Bergeson

Darma Lu Thomson Bergeson, 83, passed away July 8, 2007 at her home in Lewiston, Utah. Darma Lu was born June 23, 1924 in Lewiston, Cache, Utah, the first of 4 daughters, to George Asa Thomson and Seneth Hyer. She grew up in Lewiston surrounded by family. There were about 15 cousins around the same age that had ?Cousin Parties? where they swam in the summer and went ice skating or sleigh riding in the winter. Those friendships have lasted all of her life.
She graduated from North Cache High School then attended nursing school at the William Budge Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Logan, Utah, graduating in 1945. She took her pediatric affiliation for her training at the Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado, completing her degree in September of the same year.
In November 1945 she married Omar H Bergeson in the Logan LDS Temple. They lived in Lewiston and she was the mother of 9 Children. She worked as a nurse at the Franklin County Hospital in Preston, Idaho, retiring at age 62. She loved music, especially the classics, playing the piano and organ for church and her own enjoyment. She was always busy and generous with her time. She enjoyed researching family history and was an avid reader. After retiring from her nursing career, she volunteered at Lewiston Elementary where she helped children with their reading. She was known for her kindness and service to others.
She served an LDS mission with her husband in Independence, Missouri in 1987 and 1988. Beginning in 1989 they served as officiators in the Logan Temple for almost 10 years. They developed many friendships there. After Omar died in 1999, she served three additional missions, two at the Family History Center in SLC, and the third in Nauvoo, Illinois from 2005 ? 2007. She sang, danced, played the piano, and served in the sites plus worked in the Nauvoo Temple. Her energy was contagious. She was a woman of faith and courage. She was a great example to all.
She is survived by seven of her children, Nolan Sabrina Bergeson, Lewiston; Paul Peggy Bergeson, Prescott, Arizona; Mark Leslie Bergeson, Lewiston; Diane Bergeson, Lewiston; Ruth Johnson, Pocatello, Idaho; Dan Julie Bergeson, Lewiston; Steven Shelly Bergeson, Yarnell, Arizona; 17 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; her sisters, Clarice Jean Peterson, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Rita Dee Armstrong, Iona, Idaho; and Ann McFarland, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
She was preceded in death by 2 children, Howard and Deborah, and her husband, Omar H Bergeson.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday July 14, 2007 in the Lewiston 3rd and 4th Ward Chapel, 16 S. Main, Lewiston, Utah, with Bishop Dave Atkinson conducting. Friends may call Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in Lewiston at the church. Burial will be in the Lewiston Cemetery.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.nelsonfuneralhome.com
Donations in Darma Lu?s honor may be extended to Legacy Health Care, located at 3135 North Fairfield Road, Suite A, Layton, Utah, 84041.