Thursday, May 9, 2013

KERMIT L. WESTBERG


NAME OF DECEASED:  KERMIT L. WESTBERG      AGE:  100

 

ADDRESS:  Golden Living Center, Rib Lake; A former Ogema area resident

 

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH:  7:00 PM Tuesday, May 7 at Golden Living Center, Rib Lake where he had resided for the past 6 years

 

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES:   11:00 AM Monday, May 13 at Ogema Baptist Church

 

OFFICIATING:  Pastors Rodney Price, Dave Elleman, Don Rhody

 

INTERMENT:  Garden of Memory Cemetery, Township of Hill  

 

VISITATION:  4 - 7 PM, Sunday, May 12 at Ogema Baptist Church, Ogema and also 10 AM until time of services on Monday, May 13

 

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 5, 1913 at Nelson County, North Dakota

 

EDUCATION: Ring elementary school & Forest View elementary school, both in the Ogema area

 

MARRIAGE: October 19, 1937 at Medford, WI to Florence Mae Nelson and she preceded him in death March 28, 2009

 

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: His family moved to the Ogema area in his youth.  He began logging at the age of 14.  He later worked at Ogema Produce where he delivered eggs.  Worked for 16 years at Blount in Prentice.  He enjoyed hunting wild ginseng, his Boston terrier dogs, bingo, growing roses, dancing, going to the casino, polka music, visiting with friends and family.

 

MEMBER OF:  Ogema Baptist Church; Past member of Central WI Polka Club & the Ogema Lion’s Club

 

SURVIVING CHILDREN:  Sons – Stanley (Janet) Westberg of Brantwood & Gary (Karen) Westberg of Ogema

Daughters – Betty (John “Bill”) Saari of Prentice & Marcia (Lonnie) Carlson of Ogema

Daughter-in-law:  Carol (Richard) Salzman of Wausau

 

CHILDREN DECEASED:  Son – Ronald Westberg in 1989

 

# OF LIVING GRANDCHILDREN:  17   GR-GRANDCHILDREN:  31   GR. GR. GRANDCHILDREN:  3

 

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister-in-law:  Shirley “Arlene” Loomis of Eau Claire

 

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Sister – Mae Nelson

 

DECEASED FATHER:  Erick Westberg     DECEASED MOTHER:  Edna Johnston

 

PALLBEARERS:  Terry & Jon Westberg, Scott & Steve Saari, Jame & Jonathon Carlson, Travis Roth

 

OTHER INFORMATION:  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be given to the family for a future designation

-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com