Burnetta Brown Berger, d. May 18, 1979
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Burnetta Brown Berger, d. May 18, 1979
| Carol Severson (View posts) | Posted: 26 Sep 1998 12:00PM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Brown, Berger
Burnetta L. Berger, 78, 1420 Eighth St., Menomonie, died on Friday, May 18 at Memorial Hospital in Menomonie.
She was born July 10, 1900, in the town of Red Cedar to August and Emelia Kruger Brown. She married James Berger in Menomonie on March 27, 1929.
The couple lived in Ashland for 15 years and then returned to Menomonie. She was an operator with the Wisconsin Telephone Co. for 23 years, retiring in 1959. She taught Sunday School at Peace Luthran Church for many years and was active in mission work and other organizations.
Services were held May 21 at Peace Luthran Church, with the Revs. Robert Bipes and J. Robert Schwandt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include two sons: James D. Berger Jr. of Mt. Prospect, Ill., and Jerry Berger of Bloomington, Minn.; a brother, Edward Brown, Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters: Mrs. Emma Nehring, Bottineau, N.D., and Mrs. Velva Retzloff, Tony; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James, in 1973.
She was born July 10, 1900, in the town of Red Cedar to August and Emelia Kruger Brown. She married James Berger in Menomonie on March 27, 1929.
The couple lived in Ashland for 15 years and then returned to Menomonie. She was an operator with the Wisconsin Telephone Co. for 23 years, retiring in 1959. She taught Sunday School at Peace Luthran Church for many years and was active in mission work and other organizations.
Services were held May 21 at Peace Luthran Church, with the Revs. Robert Bipes and J. Robert Schwandt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors include two sons: James D. Berger Jr. of Mt. Prospect, Ill., and Jerry Berger of Bloomington, Minn.; a brother, Edward Brown, Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters: Mrs. Emma Nehring, Bottineau, N.D., and Mrs. Velva Retzloff, Tony; five grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James, in 1973.