ADDRESS: Care Partners Assisted Living, Medford
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 11:15 AM Wednesday, November 13 at Care Partners Assisted Living, Medford where she had resided for the past 3 ½ months most recently under the care of Hope Hospice of Medford and surrounded by her loving family and friends
TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Saturday, November 16 at Hemer Funeral Home, Medford
OFFICIATING: Father Gerard Willger
INTERMENT: Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery, Medford
VISITATION: Hemer Funeral Home, Medford from 9:00 AM until the time of services at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 16
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 19, 1922 in Superior, WI
EDUCATION: Flat Meadow Grade School, graduate of Medford High School, Taylor County Normal School, Medford and UW – Stevens Point with a teaching degree
MARRIAGE: September 1, 1956 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville to Steven J. Filipiak and he preceded her in death in September 1978
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She taught at local schools for a couple of years and then middle school in Pewaukee for a period of time. She then was a secretary at Babcock and Wilcox Company in Milwaukee until her retirement in 1987. She then moved to Medford in 2008 to be closer to family and friends. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, quilting, and was an avid reader.
MEMBER OF: St Augustine Catholic Church in Milwaukee
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister – Estelle Oldenberg of Medford; Brother – Jim Berger of Medford
BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Norman Berger & Alice Hoffmann
DECEASED FATHER: August Joseph Berger DECEASED MOTHER: Mathilda Emma (Zimmerman) Berger
PALLBEARERS: Honorary - Jim Berger; Active - Randy, Dale & Duane Oldenburg, Mike & Gary Berger, Dave Nowacki
OTHER INFORMATION: -Further survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives/friends
-In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to the family for a future designation
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com
