Lydia Hilda Berggren passed away peacefully on March 27, 2024 at the age of 90.
Born on April 19, 1933 in a little village near Burgenland, Austria, Lydia was three years old when she and her mother voyaged nine days on the passenger ship Europa to join her father in New York City. Lydia attended Catholic schools graduating from Julia Richman High School and moving to Miami for three years.
Moving back to New York City, Lydia met and married Bill Berggren on October 10, 1954 and were together for 66 years until the time of his death in 2020. They had an amazing life together living in Turkey, Germany and France and traveling the world with their two children in tow. While in Frankfurt, Germany, Lydia acted as an interpreter for the Army.
In the late 60's, what started out as a six-month assignment for Bill, became 50-plus years and calling Half Moon Bay their home. Lydia worked for a Public Relations firm in San Francisco from 1971-73 and for the Cabrillo Unified School District for almost 27 years starting out as the Attendance Clerk at Half Moon Bay High and retiring in 1995 as the Assistant to the Superintendent.
Lydia was very involved with the Girls Scouts and with the help of a couple of boy moms, founded Half Moon Bay Boy Scout Troop 285 which is still strong to this day, as well as the High School's Cougar Guard Marching Band transporting students and equipment to the many band reviews in the bay area.
Lydia is survived by her daughter Caroline Weigandt (George), son Eric Berggren (Katie), grandchildren Rachel Spediacci (Ray), Ryan Berggren (fiancé Katlyn Colbert), Alex Weigandt, Lauren Berggren, and great-grandchildren Stella and Dominic Spediacci.
Lydia's wishes were to be buried at sea with Bill which is planned in the future.

"Wait for me, it isn't time yet. But soon it will be and we'll be together for eternity
as we were meant to be" ~ written by Lydia Berggren