House 1961-62 (District 54); House 1963-66 (District 52); House 1967-72 (District 52B); House 1973-74 (District 14B)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Carlton, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/1/1913
Birth Place:
Duluth, Minnesota
Birth County:
St. Louis
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/2/1986
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Evangelical Covenant
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Bernie
City of Residence (when first elected):
Cloquet
Occupation (when first elected):
Maintenance Department, Northwest Paper Co.
EDUCATION
Cloquet High School; Secondary; Graduate
Superior Vocational School, Wisconsin; Vocational-Technical School;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Cloquet, Minnesota (School Board Member, Treasurer);
1948 to 1961
State Agency:
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (Appointed by Governor Wendell Anderson);
07/1975 to 19??
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Gladys Bredenberg (married in 1935; she died in 1977); June Bakken (married in 1979, after he left office)
Children:
Two children (with his first wife): Gary (son), Gail (daughter); Five stepchildren (after he left office): Scott, Sean, and Philip (stepsons); Susan, and Patricia (stepdaughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He moved to Cloquet, Minnesota in 1930.
He was a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party. (Obituary, Minneapolis Star and Tribune, July 5, 1986, p. 6B)
He died from a heart attack at Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital. His funeral was held at Bethany Evangelical Church in Cloquet, Minnesota. He is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Cloquet, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.