Clyde W. "Bergie" Berglund, 68, of 4 Texas Ave., Montreal, Wis., died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, April 9, 2008, in Ironwood. He was born June 12, 1939, in Montreal, son of the late Arnold and Esther (Soine) Berglund, attended the Montreal Grade School, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1957. He also attended two years of college at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood Mich. Clyde served two years in the U.S. Army in Germany, and four years in the U.S. Army Reserves. Following his honorable discharge from the Army in 1960, he returned to Montreal and worked for Jack Vandevoorde at the Sinclair Station. On April 15, 1961, he was married to Janice M. Trombi at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montreal by the Rev. Lang. They then moved to Milwaukee, where Clyde worked as a welder at Perfex Corp. and Caterpillar Corp. Returning to Montreal in 1966, Clyde was employed at Beloit Hi-Bob in Ashland, worked as a a self-employed carpenter, and was employed by the City of Montreal for 27 years, retiring as Foreman in 2002. Clyde was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ironwood. He served a two-year term on the Iron County Board of Supervisors and was a 27-year member of the Montreal Volunteer Fire Department. He was also a lifetime member of Amvets Post 490. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and cooking on his barbeque pit, and especially loved turkey hunting and ice fishing with his partner, his brother-in-law, "Poncho". Clyde loved his grandchildren, and was a wonderful husband, father, brother-in-law and uncle. A gentle and kind man, he touched many lives and will be deeply missed. Surviving are his loving wife of 46 years, Janice; a son, Wayne (Dawn), Montreal; three daughters, Barbara Berglund (Jeff Wesenberg), Ironwood Township; Cheryl (Gary) Husnick, Stevens Point; and Kristine Ouellette, Montreal; six grandchildren, Matthew, Rebecca and Lucas Husnick, Stevens Point, Ronald Nasi and Bryan Berglund, both of Wausau, and Sara Berglund, Montreal; brothers-and-sisters-in-law, Dominic "Poncho" and Judy Ciatti, Hurley, Carole Semenak and Diane "Bunny" Maffesanti, both of Ironwood, Robert and Helen Trombi, Montreal, Donna and John Lipski, Franklin, Richard and Mary Trombi, Bloomington, Calif., John Popovich and Debbie and Jim Zakovec, all of Mellen, and Phyllis Berglund, South Milwaukee; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and his former son-in-law, Craig Ouellette, of Gile. Beside his parents, Clyde was preceded in death by his brother, Dean, in Feb. 2001. In accordance with Clyde's wishes, cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 12, at 1:00 p.m., at the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home, 305 No. Lowell St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Francis Strong officiating. Committal services will take place at the funeral home, where full military rites will be accorded by the combined Hurley American Legion Post 58, Amvets Post 490, and Iron Co VFW Post 1580 Honor Guard. A buffet luncheon will follow at the Iron Nugget in downtown Hurley. Inurnment will be in the Hurley Cemetery later in the spring. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. To view Clyde's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick and Engstrom Funeral and Cremation Services of Ironwood and Hurley.