Centurion, Trilby Berger, 106, of Dannebrog died on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Edgewood Vista in Grand Island.
Trilby was born June 7, 1904, in St. Paul to Mads and Marie (Clausen) Hansen.
Survivors are: son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Charlene Berger of Dannebrog; grandchildren, Rod and Lisa Berger of Grant, Bryan Berger of Grand Island, Jeff and Dianne Berger of Phoenix, Ariz., Doug and Laurene Brown of Omaha, Colleen Brown of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Jeremy and Yara Brown of Columbus; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Trilby spent her childhood years on the farm north of Boelus and attended grade school in District 66 north of Boelus. She attended St. Paul Business College. Trilby then studied to be a teacher there for two terms and also spent two summers in Kearney and Grand Island furthering her education to be a teacher. She taught several years in District 37 in Howard County near Dannebrog.
She was united in marriage to Preston Berger on Dec. 12, 1928, in Grand Island, Neb. To this union one son, Dwayne, was born. They lived their entire married life on a farm near Dannebrog. During World War II she worked at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant for about 18 months.
After the death of her husband, Preston, in 1968, she lived on the family farm and did housekeeping work for elderly people in Grand Island, Wood River, Cairo, Ravenna and St. Paul. In 1970 she moved into Dannebrog, where she lived until moving to Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul in 2005. In 2010 she moved to Edgewood Vista in Grand Island, where she resided until her death.
Trilby was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dannebrog.
She enjoyed playing the piano, gardening and raising beautiful flowers.
Trilby was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Preston Berger; brothers, Landis and Raymond Hansen; sister, Vivian Feddersen; and grandson, Jack Berger.
Published in The Grand Island Independent on 1/9/2011
Trilby was born June 7, 1904, in St. Paul to Mads and Marie (Clausen) Hansen.
Survivors are: son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Charlene Berger of Dannebrog; grandchildren, Rod and Lisa Berger of Grant, Bryan Berger of Grand Island, Jeff and Dianne Berger of Phoenix, Ariz., Doug and Laurene Brown of Omaha, Colleen Brown of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Jeremy and Yara Brown of Columbus; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Trilby spent her childhood years on the farm north of Boelus and attended grade school in District 66 north of Boelus. She attended St. Paul Business College. Trilby then studied to be a teacher there for two terms and also spent two summers in Kearney and Grand Island furthering her education to be a teacher. She taught several years in District 37 in Howard County near Dannebrog.
She was united in marriage to Preston Berger on Dec. 12, 1928, in Grand Island, Neb. To this union one son, Dwayne, was born. They lived their entire married life on a farm near Dannebrog. During World War II she worked at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant for about 18 months.
After the death of her husband, Preston, in 1968, she lived on the family farm and did housekeeping work for elderly people in Grand Island, Wood River, Cairo, Ravenna and St. Paul. In 1970 she moved into Dannebrog, where she lived until moving to Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul in 2005. In 2010 she moved to Edgewood Vista in Grand Island, where she resided until her death.
Trilby was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dannebrog.
She enjoyed playing the piano, gardening and raising beautiful flowers.
Trilby was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Preston Berger; brothers, Landis and Raymond Hansen; sister, Vivian Feddersen; and grandson, Jack Berger.
Published in The Grand Island Independent on 1/9/2011
Centurion, Trilby Berger, 106, of Dannebrog died on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at Edgewood Vista in Grand Island.
Trilby was born June 7, 1904, in St. Paul to Mads and Marie (Clausen) Hansen.
Survivors are: son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Charlene Berger of Dannebrog; grandchildren, Rod and Lisa Berger of Grant, Bryan Berger of Grand Island, Jeff and Dianne Berger of Phoenix, Ariz., Doug and Laurene Brown of Omaha, Colleen Brown of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Jeremy and Yara Brown of Columbus; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Trilby spent her childhood years on the farm north of Boelus and attended grade school in District 66 north of Boelus. She attended St. Paul Business College. Trilby then studied to be a teacher there for two terms and also spent two summers in Kearney and Grand Island furthering her education to be a teacher. She taught several years in District 37 in Howard County near Dannebrog.
She was united in marriage to Preston Berger on Dec. 12, 1928, in Grand Island, Neb. To this union one son, Dwayne, was born. They lived their entire married life on a farm near Dannebrog. During World War II she worked at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant for about 18 months.
After the death of her husband, Preston, in 1968, she lived on the family farm and did housekeeping work for elderly people in Grand Island, Wood River, Cairo, Ravenna and St. Paul. In 1970 she moved into Dannebrog, where she lived until moving to Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul in 2005. In 2010 she moved to Edgewood Vista in Grand Island, where she resided until her death.
Trilby was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dannebrog.
She enjoyed playing the piano, gardening and raising beautiful flowers.
Trilby was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Preston Berger; brothers, Landis and Raymond Hansen; sister, Vivian Feddersen; and grandson, Jack Berger.
Published in The Grand Island Independent on 1/9/2011
Trilby was born June 7, 1904, in St. Paul to Mads and Marie (Clausen) Hansen.
Survivors are: son and daughter-in-law, Dwayne and Charlene Berger of Dannebrog; grandchildren, Rod and Lisa Berger of Grant, Bryan Berger of Grand Island, Jeff and Dianne Berger of Phoenix, Ariz., Doug and Laurene Brown of Omaha, Colleen Brown of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Jeremy and Yara Brown of Columbus; great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Trilby spent her childhood years on the farm north of Boelus and attended grade school in District 66 north of Boelus. She attended St. Paul Business College. Trilby then studied to be a teacher there for two terms and also spent two summers in Kearney and Grand Island furthering her education to be a teacher. She taught several years in District 37 in Howard County near Dannebrog.
She was united in marriage to Preston Berger on Dec. 12, 1928, in Grand Island, Neb. To this union one son, Dwayne, was born. They lived their entire married life on a farm near Dannebrog. During World War II she worked at the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant for about 18 months.
After the death of her husband, Preston, in 1968, she lived on the family farm and did housekeeping work for elderly people in Grand Island, Wood River, Cairo, Ravenna and St. Paul. In 1970 she moved into Dannebrog, where she lived until moving to Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul in 2005. In 2010 she moved to Edgewood Vista in Grand Island, where she resided until her death.
Trilby was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dannebrog.
She enjoyed playing the piano, gardening and raising beautiful flowers.
Trilby was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Preston Berger; brothers, Landis and Raymond Hansen; sister, Vivian Feddersen; and grandson, Jack Berger.
Published in The Grand Island Independent on 1/9/2011
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