December 22, 1932 – December 29, 2020
John Chadwick “Bert” Bertram, 88, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, December 29, 2020. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, January 23, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Las Vegas with the Rev. James Jankowski officiating. There will be a military graveside service this summer in Denver, Colorado. Bert was born December 22, 1932 at 12:22 pm in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Russell and Esther (Carlen) Bertram. He served in the United States Navy as an aviation structural mechanic in the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron from March 1952 –March 1956.
He married Mary Jane (Funk) Bertram on November 10, 1956 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They divorced after 27 years of marriage. They raised three children, Carrie, Chad, and Patty Jo. Bert loved the Colorado mountains and in 1967 they moved to Gilpin County where he built the family home and business. He owned Bert’s Automotive, an automotive repair and towing business until 1976.
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