Tuesday, February 25, 2014

EVA RAE BERG

NAME OF DECEASED: EVA RAE BERG AGE: 104

ADDRESS: Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, Medford; A former Town of Ogema resident, Price County

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 8:43 AM Tuesday, February 25, at Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, Medford where she had resided for the past 6 years

TIME & PLACE OF SERVICES: 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 4 at Ogema Baptist Church, Ogema

OFFICIATING: Rev. Rodney Price

INTERMENT: Hillside Cemetery, Ogema

VISITATION: Ogema Baptist Church from 10 AM until the time of services at 11 AM on Tuesday, March 4

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: January 25, 1910 in the Town of Ogema, Price County

EDUCATION: Ogema Elementary school, and was a 1927 graduate of Westboro High School

MARRIAGE: In 1945 at Janesville, WI to Emil Berg and he preceded her in death in 1986

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She worked as a telephone operator in Ogema for 45 years for the Price County Telephone Company until her retirement with honors. She enjoyed crocheting, making doilies, curtains, pictures, table cloths & bed spreads.

MEMBER OF: Ogema Baptist Church, Ogema where she was very active and taught Sunday school for over 50 years

SURVIVING NIECES: Donna Mae (Otto) Klessig of Ogema, Geraldine Ann (Gerry) Sargent of Sturgeon Bay, WI, Karen (Gene) Utechet of Wausau, Faye Schnepf of Eau Claire, Ann (Ed) Anderson of Colorado, Barbara of Alabama, Darlene (Richard) Johnson of Janesville

DECEASED NEPHEW: Sherwood Foss

BROTHERS/SISTERS DECEASED: Sherwood Benhart, Mildred Foss, Irving Peterson & Mary Pearson

DECEASED FATHER: Ferdinand Peterson DECEASED MOTHER: Anna (Fryk) Peterson

PALLBEARERS: Tanner Hause, Donald Rhody, Jim Swan, Donald Rhody, Jerry, Richard & Donald Bolmberg

OTHER INFORMATION: -For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com