Eric Llewellyn Bergman, formerly of Bethlehem, died May 16, 2019. He had Parkinson’s Disease and was diagnosed in 2011. He was the husband of Sylvia Sue Bergman for 52 years.

Born in Bloomington, Illinois, he was a son of the late Kathleen and Allen Bergman and was raised in Champaign, Illinois.

He graduated from Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee and earned a master’s degree in history from the University of Tennessee.

He moved to Bethlehem, and worked for, and retired from in 2002, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. He then was a teacher’s aide in Southern Lehigh School District and an usher at Stabler Arena.

A convert to Catholicism, he was a founding member of St. Thomas More Parish in Scranton.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by five children, Christine (Robert) Duryea, Eric II (Kristina), Rebecca (Philip) Huffman, David (Jane) and Sarah Kaczor, 36 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Kenneth of Champaign, and James of Louisville, Kentucky.

He was predeceased by four brothers, Kenneth Eric, Carl and David.

Contributions may be made to St. Thomas More Catholic Parish, 116 Theodore St., Scranton, Pa.18508.

Arrangements were made by Cantelmi-Long Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.