Dennis Vernon Bjorgo

Dennis Vernon Bjorgo was born on October 14, 1945 in Austin, Minnesota, son of Vernon (Barney) and Clarice Bjorgo. He was raised and educated in Austin and graduated in 1963.Dennis entered the Navy on August 22, 1963 at the age of 17 and worked on the radar equipment on the ship “Ticonderoga” off the waters of Vietnam.After his discharge from the Navy in 1966, he worked for IBM in Aurora, Illinois and then Control Data in St. Paul and later in the title insurance business.On October 3, 1970 he was united in marriage to Mary Christine Olson in Shevlin, Minnesota. They had two children, Todd and Kelly. Both were born on March 12th but two years apart.Denny enjoyed going to the cabin and fishing at the lake in Chetek, Wisconsin. He also liked to go to Arizona in the winter months and golf in Chetek in the summer. TV sports were also his favorite. He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Jenna; nephews, Dustin and Scott Sheeley.Dennis is survived by his wife, Mary of Hastings; son, Todd (Laura) Bjorgo of Woodbury; daughter, Kelly Bjorgo of Highland, CA; granddaughters, Alyssa and Becca; grandson, Ben; sisters, Janet Sheeley of Austin, MN and Sandra (Bob) Johnson of Sandwich, Illinois. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at the Wise Family Funeral Home, 400 Spring Street in Hastings. A visitation will be held one hour prior.