She was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Minster, to Herman A. and Catherine H. Huecker Berning. On Sept. 20, 1947, she married Roy A. May who died Aug. 24, 2004.
Surviving are a son, Jerry of Rock Spring, Texas; two sisters, Viola Bruns, Celina, and Alma Davis, St. Marys; and a brother-in-law, James (Martha) of St. Marys.
Deceased are six brothers, Raymond, Larry, Gerhardt, Herbert, Elmer and Richard Berning; a sister, Angela Topp; and a half brother, August Kohne.
She retired from Mid-west Telephone Operations in 1982 after 42 years in the telephone industry and was a lifetime member of the Pioneer Telephone Association. A graduate of Minster High School, she was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and its Altar Rosary Sodality, American Legion Auxiliary post 323 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary post 9289, all of St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Anthony E. Cutcher officiating. Burial is at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery near New Knoxville.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
She was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Minster, to Herman A. and Catherine H. Huecker Berning. On Sept. 20, 1947, she married Roy A. May who died Aug. 24, 2004.
Surviving are a son, Jerry of Rock Spring, Texas; two sisters, Viola Bruns, Celina, and Alma Davis, St. Marys; and a brother-in-law, James (Martha) of St. Marys.
Deceased are six brothers, Raymond, Larry, Gerhardt, Herbert, Elmer and Richard Berning; a sister, Angela Topp; and a half brother, August Kohne.
She retired from Mid-west Telephone Operations in 1982 after 42 years in the telephone industry and was a lifetime member of the Pioneer Telephone Association. A graduate of Minster High School, she was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and its Altar Rosary Sodality, American Legion Auxiliary post 323 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary post 9289, all of St. Marys.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Anthony E. Cutcher officiating. Burial is at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery near New Knoxville.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Monday and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Family Members
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Gerhard Theodore Berning
1908–1936
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Raymond Michael Berning
1909–1992
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Elmer Bernard Berning
1910–1973
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Viola Margaret Berning Bruns
1911–2007
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Angela Catherine "Angie" Berning Topp
1913–2002
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Herbert Anthony Berning
1914–1965
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Richard Frances Berning
1915–1979
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Henry Herman Berning
1918–1990
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Alma Berning Davis
1922–2007
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