Obituary originally published in the Sunday Capital Gazette, 6 Aug 1995
Glenn C. Berger, a six-year resident of Heritage Harbour in Annapolis, died yesterday at his home after a long illness with heart disease. He was 87.
Born in Shelby, Neb., Mr. Berger was the widower of Marthe Galen Berger who died in 1989.
He and his wife were longtime residents of San Francisco, where he retired after working for 20 years with the Federal Reserve Bank.
In 1975, the moved to Crofton and in 1989, after his wife's death, he moved to Heritage Harbour.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served at military posts in Pearl Harbor, Greenland and Iceland. He was also aboard the USS Constitution - "Old Ironsides" on its last voyage in 1934 to Boston Harbor.
In 1948, he retired from the Navy with the rank of Chief Boatswain Mate, after 20 years of service.
He was a life member of the San Fransisco Maritime Museum Association and the North American Hunting Club; and a member of the San Fransisco Federal Reserve Bank Club, the National Rifle Association and the Fleet Reserve Association 48 in San Fransisco.
His interest included Naval architecture and he was an expert on the construction and history of tall sailing ships.
Survivors include two sons, Glen Berger, Jr. of North Attleboro, Mass., and Charles Roy Berger of Maui, Hawaii; a daughter, Kathleen Anton of Boston; two brothers, Donald Berger of Bishop, Calif., and Howard Berger of Scotts Bluff, Neb.; nine grandchildren and five great-granddaughters.
Glenn C. Berger, a six-year resident of Heritage Harbour in Annapolis, died yesterday at his home after a long illness with heart disease. He was 87.
Born in Shelby, Neb., Mr. Berger was the widower of Marthe Galen Berger who died in 1989.
He and his wife were longtime residents of San Francisco, where he retired after working for 20 years with the Federal Reserve Bank.
In 1975, the moved to Crofton and in 1989, after his wife's death, he moved to Heritage Harbour.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served at military posts in Pearl Harbor, Greenland and Iceland. He was also aboard the USS Constitution - "Old Ironsides" on its last voyage in 1934 to Boston Harbor.
In 1948, he retired from the Navy with the rank of Chief Boatswain Mate, after 20 years of service.
He was a life member of the San Fransisco Maritime Museum Association and the North American Hunting Club; and a member of the San Fransisco Federal Reserve Bank Club, the National Rifle Association and the Fleet Reserve Association 48 in San Fransisco.
His interest included Naval architecture and he was an expert on the construction and history of tall sailing ships.
Survivors include two sons, Glen Berger, Jr. of North Attleboro, Mass., and Charles Roy Berger of Maui, Hawaii; a daughter, Kathleen Anton of Boston; two brothers, Donald Berger of Bishop, Calif., and Howard Berger of Scotts Bluff, Neb.; nine grandchildren and five great-granddaughters.
Obituary originally published in the Sunday Capital Gazette, 6 Aug 1995
Glenn C. Berger, a six-year resident of Heritage Harbour in Annapolis, died yesterday at his home after a long illness with heart disease. He was 87.
Born in Shelby, Neb., Mr. Berger was the widower of Marthe Galen Berger who died in 1989.
He and his wife were longtime residents of San Francisco, where he retired after working for 20 years with the Federal Reserve Bank.
In 1975, the moved to Crofton and in 1989, after his wife's death, he moved to Heritage Harbour.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served at military posts in Pearl Harbor, Greenland and Iceland. He was also aboard the USS Constitution - "Old Ironsides" on its last voyage in 1934 to Boston Harbor.
In 1948, he retired from the Navy with the rank of Chief Boatswain Mate, after 20 years of service.
He was a life member of the San Fransisco Maritime Museum Association and the North American Hunting Club; and a member of the San Fransisco Federal Reserve Bank Club, the National Rifle Association and the Fleet Reserve Association 48 in San Fransisco.
His interest included Naval architecture and he was an expert on the construction and history of tall sailing ships.
Survivors include two sons, Glen Berger, Jr. of North Attleboro, Mass., and Charles Roy Berger of Maui, Hawaii; a daughter, Kathleen Anton of Boston; two brothers, Donald Berger of Bishop, Calif., and Howard Berger of Scotts Bluff, Neb.; nine grandchildren and five great-granddaughters.
Glenn C. Berger, a six-year resident of Heritage Harbour in Annapolis, died yesterday at his home after a long illness with heart disease. He was 87.
Born in Shelby, Neb., Mr. Berger was the widower of Marthe Galen Berger who died in 1989.
He and his wife were longtime residents of San Francisco, where he retired after working for 20 years with the Federal Reserve Bank.
In 1975, the moved to Crofton and in 1989, after his wife's death, he moved to Heritage Harbour.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served at military posts in Pearl Harbor, Greenland and Iceland. He was also aboard the USS Constitution - "Old Ironsides" on its last voyage in 1934 to Boston Harbor.
In 1948, he retired from the Navy with the rank of Chief Boatswain Mate, after 20 years of service.
He was a life member of the San Fransisco Maritime Museum Association and the North American Hunting Club; and a member of the San Fransisco Federal Reserve Bank Club, the National Rifle Association and the Fleet Reserve Association 48 in San Fransisco.
His interest included Naval architecture and he was an expert on the construction and history of tall sailing ships.
Survivors include two sons, Glen Berger, Jr. of North Attleboro, Mass., and Charles Roy Berger of Maui, Hawaii; a daughter, Kathleen Anton of Boston; two brothers, Donald Berger of Bishop, Calif., and Howard Berger of Scotts Bluff, Neb.; nine grandchildren and five great-granddaughters.
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