Berenice (Hampel) Bergkamp

Berenice (Hampel) Bergkamp, 89, retired teacher, dairyman and caretaker, entered eternal life on January 28, 2016. Berenice was born to Fred and Helen (Beat) Hampel on September 1, 1926, at Pretty Prairie, Kansas. She married her loving husband, Albin H. Bergkamp, on November 15, 1949, at Waterloo, Kansas. She is survived by her children, Helen Hund (Jeff) and Joan Jones (Gary), both of Wichita, Byron Bergkamp (Dorothy) of Mount Hope and Greg Bergkamp (Teresa) of Irving, TX; 27 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Survivors also include brothers, John, Paul and Martin Hampel, and sisters, Martha Kerschen and Geraldine Ziegler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albin; grandson, Michael Hund; brothers, Alfred and Norbert Hampel, and sisters, Florence Kelsey, Ernestine Hon and Ruth Heithaus. Parish Rosary, 7 p.m., Sunday, January 31; Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 1, both at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery, Ost. Berenice was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Parish, a charter member of Daughters of Isabella St. Rose of Lima Chapter, Harvest House, and Legion of Mary. Memorials established with St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Socora, Wichita, KS and Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 3550 N. 167th St. West, Colwich, KS 67030. Downing & Lahey West.