Marlene (Bergdahl) Berge, 84, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Cando, ND, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Rosewood on Broadway long-term care facility in Fargo, ND, with her family nearby. Visitation will be held at the Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home in Cando on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a Family Service at 6:30 p.m. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Cando Lutheran Church with Pastor Bonnie Weaver officiating. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the church. Burial will be in the spring at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Cando, ND. Casket bearers will be Brad Bergdahl, Rod Bergdahl, Mike Borr, PJ Brown, Brian Fosaaen and Bruce Garber. Music will be provided by Roberta Mundahl.

Memorials to American Parkinson Disease Association would be appreciated. http://www.apdaparkinson.org/

Marlene Bergdahl was born in Cando on July 29, 1932, to Alfred and Elsie (Carlson) Bergdahl. She attended and graduated from Cando High School. Marlene married Floyd Berge on October 14, 1961, at the Cando Lutheran Church. Marlene worked as a receptionist at Baker Electric in Cando until their first daughter, Ann, was born in 1964. She then took care of her family and home while her daughters were in school, and returned to her previous position at Baker Electric after their youngest daughter, Mari Lynn, graduated from high school in 1986. Marlene lived in Cando until 2010, when she and Floyd moved to Fargo to be closer to their children and grandchildren.

Marlene enjoyed her bowling league and her Homemaker's club meetings. She was a 4-H leader for the Country Pals 4-H club for many years. During election years she volunteered to work at the election polls. She enjoyed sewing and many different types of crafts. However, her real specialty was cooking and baking. The Berge home was never without homemade cookies. Friends and relatives also frequently found themselves recipients of plates of cookies or bars. She especially loved having "tea parties" with her granddaughters.

Marlene is survived by her husband of 55 years, Floyd; daughters Ann (PJ) Brown of Ham Lake, MN, and Mari Lynn (Mike) Borr of Fargo, ND; granddaughters Katherine Brown of Ham Lake, MN, and Victoria Brown of Ham Lake, MN; sister Delores Lyons of Grand Rapids, MN; sister-in-law Arlene Bergdahl of Cando, ND; and many loving nieces and nephews and their families. She was preceded in death by her parents Alfred and Elsie (Carlson) Bergdahl, and siblings Ray Bergdahl, Floyd Bergdahl, VeOra Fosaaen, and Joyce Bergdahl.