Funeral services for Calvin W. Berges, 57, and his wife, Florence Stella Berges, 62, of Gladstone, MO, were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Newcomer White Chapel in Kansas City. Burial was in White Chapel Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Berges were killed Friday in the Hyatt Regency hotel disaster in Kansas City.
Calvin W. Berges was born August 15, 1923 near Onaga, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges. He attended White Pigeon rural school an Onaga High School. Mr. Berges was a World War II veteran, having served in the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1947, and was employed in the paint department of General Motors Corporation. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jo Beth Jones and Miss Sharon Berges, both of Kansas City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges, Onaga; two brothers, Dale Berges and Francis Berges, both of Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Delores Dienhart, Raytown, MO, and a grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Berges were married January 5,1952 at Kansas City. She was an accounts receivable clerk at Farmland Industries, Inc. and a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. She was born July 8, 1919 at Lincoln, Nebr. And had lived most of her life in the Kansas City area. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Rathburn, Shawnee, Mrs. Jo Billings, Independence, MO, and Mrs. Mary Sattler, Raytown, MO.
(Source : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onagakansas/obituaries/obits_berg_bl.html#berges_calvin_w_and_florence)
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The Hyatt’s 114 fatalities included military veterans, teachers, lawyers, homemakers, secretaries, business owners - and one child, a fifth-grader who played sports and the guitar.
Calvin W. Berges, 57, and Florence S. Berges, 62 of Gladstone left behind two daughters. A World War II veteran, he worked in General Motors’ paint department. She was a Farmland Industries clerk.
(source : http://skywalk.kansascity.com/victims/)
Calvin W. Berges was born August 15, 1923 near Onaga, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges. He attended White Pigeon rural school an Onaga High School. Mr. Berges was a World War II veteran, having served in the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1947, and was employed in the paint department of General Motors Corporation. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jo Beth Jones and Miss Sharon Berges, both of Kansas City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges, Onaga; two brothers, Dale Berges and Francis Berges, both of Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Delores Dienhart, Raytown, MO, and a grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Berges were married January 5,1952 at Kansas City. She was an accounts receivable clerk at Farmland Industries, Inc. and a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. She was born July 8, 1919 at Lincoln, Nebr. And had lived most of her life in the Kansas City area. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Rathburn, Shawnee, Mrs. Jo Billings, Independence, MO, and Mrs. Mary Sattler, Raytown, MO.
(Source : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onagakansas/obituaries/obits_berg_bl.html#berges_calvin_w_and_florence)
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The Hyatt’s 114 fatalities included military veterans, teachers, lawyers, homemakers, secretaries, business owners - and one child, a fifth-grader who played sports and the guitar.
Calvin W. Berges, 57, and Florence S. Berges, 62 of Gladstone left behind two daughters. A World War II veteran, he worked in General Motors’ paint department. She was a Farmland Industries clerk.
(source : http://skywalk.kansascity.com/victims/)
Funeral services for Calvin W. Berges, 57, and his wife, Florence Stella Berges, 62, of Gladstone, MO, were at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Newcomer White Chapel in Kansas City. Burial was in White Chapel Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Berges were killed Friday in the Hyatt Regency hotel disaster in Kansas City.
Calvin W. Berges was born August 15, 1923 near Onaga, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges. He attended White Pigeon rural school an Onaga High School. Mr. Berges was a World War II veteran, having served in the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1947, and was employed in the paint department of General Motors Corporation. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jo Beth Jones and Miss Sharon Berges, both of Kansas City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges, Onaga; two brothers, Dale Berges and Francis Berges, both of Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Delores Dienhart, Raytown, MO, and a grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Berges were married January 5,1952 at Kansas City. She was an accounts receivable clerk at Farmland Industries, Inc. and a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. She was born July 8, 1919 at Lincoln, Nebr. And had lived most of her life in the Kansas City area. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Rathburn, Shawnee, Mrs. Jo Billings, Independence, MO, and Mrs. Mary Sattler, Raytown, MO.
(Source : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onagakansas/obituaries/obits_berg_bl.html#berges_calvin_w_and_florence)
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The Hyatt’s 114 fatalities included military veterans, teachers, lawyers, homemakers, secretaries, business owners - and one child, a fifth-grader who played sports and the guitar.
Calvin W. Berges, 57, and Florence S. Berges, 62 of Gladstone left behind two daughters. A World War II veteran, he worked in General Motors’ paint department. She was a Farmland Industries clerk.
(source : http://skywalk.kansascity.com/victims/)
Calvin W. Berges was born August 15, 1923 near Onaga, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges. He attended White Pigeon rural school an Onaga High School. Mr. Berges was a World War II veteran, having served in the Marine Corps from 1942 to 1947, and was employed in the paint department of General Motors Corporation. He was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Jo Beth Jones and Miss Sharon Berges, both of Kansas City; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Berges, Onaga; two brothers, Dale Berges and Francis Berges, both of Onaga; a sister, Mrs. Delores Dienhart, Raytown, MO, and a grandson.
Mr. and Mrs. Berges were married January 5,1952 at Kansas City. She was an accounts receivable clerk at Farmland Industries, Inc. and a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. She was born July 8, 1919 at Lincoln, Nebr. And had lived most of her life in the Kansas City area. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Rathburn, Shawnee, Mrs. Jo Billings, Independence, MO, and Mrs. Mary Sattler, Raytown, MO.
(Source : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onagakansas/obituaries/obits_berg_bl.html#berges_calvin_w_and_florence)
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The Hyatt’s 114 fatalities included military veterans, teachers, lawyers, homemakers, secretaries, business owners - and one child, a fifth-grader who played sports and the guitar.
Calvin W. Berges, 57, and Florence S. Berges, 62 of Gladstone left behind two daughters. A World War II veteran, he worked in General Motors’ paint department. She was a Farmland Industries clerk.
(source : http://skywalk.kansascity.com/victims/)
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