Life Note:
Former Arista VP/Promotion and Country Radio Hall of Famer Bobby Kraig is mourning the passing of his mother, Jane Bergstrom, who died Nov. 17 at the age of 97. Visitation will be held Nov. 25 from 4:30-8:30pm CT at Bradshaw Funeral Home (3131 Minnehaha Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406). Additional visitation will take place Nov. 26 at 2pm CT at Living Word Lutheran Church (4300 Nicols Road, Eagan, MN 55122) with funeral services to follow at 3pm CT. Interment will take place Nov. 30 at 11:30am CT; in lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Living Word Lutheran Church. Complete obituary here. Send condolences to Kraig here.
The Year End Print Special
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