__Henry "Hank" David Bertka, 36, of Luzerne, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at University Hospitals, Iowa City, from injuries received from an automobile accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
__Survivors include his wife, Jennee; his daughter, Tegan Shanti Nava Bertka ; his mother, Nancy Hope of Coralville, Iowa; his father, Thomas Bertka of Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Ben (Marissa) Bertka of College Station, Texas, and Josh Truhlar of Denver, Colo.; and two sisters, Naomi (Jason) Bertka -Ballard of Deltona, Fla., and Heather (Mark) Weber of Iowa City, Iowa.
__Hank was born Nov. 15, 1971, the son of Thomas Bertka and Nancy Hope Schlemmer in San Francisco, Calif. He had a heart for God, his family and friends. A graduate of Kirkwood Community College with a Graphic Arts degree, he was united in marriage to Jennee Mittan on May 6, 2006, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hank was owner/tattoo artist of Hardcore Tattoo in Cedar Rapids.
__He was an amazing husband and father who had a heart of gold, and was a good friend and adviser to all. Hank loved restoring and riding his Harleys, never missing the ride to Sturgis. Hank was a master artist, welder, painter and skateboarder.
__Please sign the online guest book for Hank at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
__Henry "Hank" David Bertka, 36, of Luzerne, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at University Hospitals, Iowa City, from injuries received from an automobile accident. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. The family will greet friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
__Survivors include his wife, Jennee; his daughter, Tegan Shanti Nava Bertka ; his mother, Nancy Hope of Coralville, Iowa; his father, Thomas Bertka of Portland, Ore.; two brothers, Ben (Marissa) Bertka of College Station, Texas, and Josh Truhlar of Denver, Colo.; and two sisters, Naomi (Jason) Bertka -Ballard of Deltona, Fla., and Heather (Mark) Weber of Iowa City, Iowa.
__Hank was born Nov. 15, 1971, the son of Thomas Bertka and Nancy Hope Schlemmer in San Francisco, Calif. He had a heart for God, his family and friends. A graduate of Kirkwood Community College with a Graphic Arts degree, he was united in marriage to Jennee Mittan on May 6, 2006, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hank was owner/tattoo artist of Hardcore Tattoo in Cedar Rapids.
__He was an amazing husband and father who had a heart of gold, and was a good friend and adviser to all. Hank loved restoring and riding his Harleys, never missing the ride to Sturgis. Hank was a master artist, welder, painter and skateboarder.
__Please sign the online guest book for Hank at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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Mortuary marker
Henry "Hank" David Bertka
November 15, 1971
July 14, 2008
Memorial
Henry David
Bertka
Nov. 15, 1971 - July 14, 2008
Devoted Husband,
Father, Son and Artist
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