DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A former congressman from northwest Iowa and founder of a fishing equipment company has died.
Berkley Bedell, in an official United States Congress photograph upon entering the U.S. House of Representatives in 1975 (Courtesy: United States Congress)
Berkley Bedell, who represented northwest Iowa as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, passed away from complications from a stroke he suffered earlier in December. He was 98 years old...
...Bedell founded the Berkley fishing company during his teenage years in 1937 in Spirit Lake. The company went on to become known for its Trilene fishing line and PowerBait-branded tackle....
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