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Bertsch
Moving & Storage, Inc.
This company was founded by husband and wife,
Willis & Jessie Bertsch in 1928. They operated the business from their home at
that time, in Thurston, Oregon. Willis would book the moves and be the driver while
Jessie operated the "office" in their home and scheduled the moves.
Later, they moved to Eugene, and again,
operated out of their home until they rented an office in downtown Eugene and rented
warehouse space for storage of household goods/personal effects in a separate building
several blocks away.
At that time, they were affiliated with
Mayflower Transit. In the 1950's, Willis & Jessie "changed
colors". They dropped Mayflower Transit in favor of the more trusted and
efficient, Allied Van Lines. Bertsch Moving & Storage, Inc., has represented
Allied ever since.
In 1965, Willis & Jessie incorporated the
business. When they decided to retire in 1969, Andrew Nelson became majority stockholder and
purchased the Corvallis operation, then known as "Valley Storage" in 1973.
Andrew has owned and operated the business ever
since, expanding it to three offices, Eugene, Corvallis, and Salem. |
