James C. “Jim” Bergstrom, III, 67, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at Unity Point Health – Allen Hospital on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 of natural causes.

He was born on May 10, 1947, in Belle Plaine, Iowa, the son of James C. Jr. and Pauline Motter Bergstrom.

Jim graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1966 and University of Northern Iowa in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education.

He married Wanda R. Iehl on August 3, 1968, at the First Baptist Church in Waterloo.

He was a teacher in Waterloo public schools: Whittier, Devonshire, and Kittrell; Malumghat Christian School in Bangladesh; Walnut Ridge Baptist Academy in Waterloo; Hobart Baptist School in Hobart, Indiana; La Mesa Christian School in La Mesa, California; Heritage Christian School in Anaheim, California; Calumet Baptist Schools in Griffith, Indiana; and Child Evangelism Fellowship in South Bend, Indiana. Jim owned and operated Barnabas Group, Inc (d/b/a Marks Ultra Steam Carpet Clean). In the last few years, Jim worked at Klatt Law Office.

Jim was a member of Walnut Ridge Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife Wanda, son Brent, daughter Julie, daughter Anna, all of Waterloo; son David of Monticello, Minnesota; two granddaughters: Lauren and Rachel; and his sister Jane Bergstrom Rademacher of Norfolk, Nebraska.

He was preceded in death by his parents.