May 2, 2025 by centralv 0 Comments

Passing of CVHD Board of Health Member, Jerry Bergquist

Central Valley Health District (CVHD) is deeply saddened to share the passing of CVHD Board of Health member, Jerry Bergquist. Jerry was not only a valued member of our board, but also a longtime partner and advocate for public health in his over 30 years of dedicated service in emergency management for Stutsman County.

Central Valley Health District extends heartfelt gratitude to Jerry for his years of service to Central Valley Health — and for his unwavering leadership, wisdom, and dedication through countless community health emergencies and coalitions. His deep knowledge, steady guidance, and passion for serving others made a lasting impact on the organization and community.

Photos from CVHD archives that capture Jerry in action:

Jerry along side former CVHD Administrator, Robin Iszler, leading North Dakota National Guard members and other health and safety partners in a briefing prior to the first mass testing event in Stutsman County during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jerry and Robin served together as Incident Command of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during the pandemic.
Jerry at the interagency meeting in the call center for the flood of 2009. Jerry’s leadership and dedication during this event was instrumental. Meetings were held on a daily basis during this flood emergency.
Jerry has been a longtime community partner of Central Valley Health. Her is Jerry and former Unit Administrator, Sharon Unruh, at Sharon’s retirement party in 2006.
Jerry teaching youth about using 9-1-1 at the Kids Safety Day event in 2020. This event is held annually by the Community Health Partnership, one of the many local organizations that Jerry participated in.

Jerry had served on the CVHD Board of Health as the Stutsman County Commission Representative for 3 years. Visit here to view Jerry’s obituary.