Funeral Mass for Dr. Robert Stephen Berger, 76, of Notasulga is 10:00a.m. Friday, February 6, 2009 at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Father Bill Skoneki is officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens in Notasulga. Visitation is Thursday from 4-6 p.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home.
Dr. Berger who died Monday, February 2, 2009 at his home was born January 2, 1933 in McLennan County, Texas. He had been a resident of the Auburn/Notasulga area for the past 45 years. He was retired from Auburn University where he served as a Professor of Entomology for 30 years. Dr. Berger was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Auburn where he served as an Usher and member of The Knights of Columbus. He had a passion for farming and raised beef cattle on his farm south of Auburn and later in Notasulga. He attended Texas A&M University and earned his PhD at Cornell University.
Dr. Berger is survived by his wife, Helen Fedorka Berger of Notasulga; daughters, Catherine Anne Berger Roberts of Frisco, TX, Denise Berger (David) Hunter of Keller, TX, Diane Berger of Lawrenceville, GA; son, Emil Thomas Berger of Arlington, TX; sister, Otillie Milliken of Illinois; and two grandchildren, Aaron Robert Hunter, and Nathan Ernest Hunter of Keller, TX.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to St. Michael's Catholic Church Building Fund 302 E. Magnolia Avenue Auburn, AL 36830
Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home is directing.
The Opelika-Auburn News obituaries February 4, 2009
Funeral Mass for Dr. Robert Stephen Berger, 76, of Notasulga is 10:00a.m. Friday, February 6, 2009 at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Father Bill Skoneki is officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens in Notasulga. Visitation is Thursday from 4-6 p.m. at Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home.
Dr. Berger who died Monday, February 2, 2009 at his home was born January 2, 1933 in McLennan County, Texas. He had been a resident of the Auburn/Notasulga area for the past 45 years. He was retired from Auburn University where he served as a Professor of Entomology for 30 years. Dr. Berger was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Auburn where he served as an Usher and member of The Knights of Columbus. He had a passion for farming and raised beef cattle on his farm south of Auburn and later in Notasulga. He attended Texas A&M University and earned his PhD at Cornell University.
Dr. Berger is survived by his wife, Helen Fedorka Berger of Notasulga; daughters, Catherine Anne Berger Roberts of Frisco, TX, Denise Berger (David) Hunter of Keller, TX, Diane Berger of Lawrenceville, GA; son, Emil Thomas Berger of Arlington, TX; sister, Otillie Milliken of Illinois; and two grandchildren, Aaron Robert Hunter, and Nathan Ernest Hunter of Keller, TX.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to St. Michael's Catholic Church Building Fund 302 E. Magnolia Avenue Auburn, AL 36830
Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home is directing.
The Opelika-Auburn News obituaries February 4, 2009
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Frank John Berger
1914–1987
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Virginia Otillie "Regina" Berger Berry
1916–1992
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SGT Fred Albert Berger
1918–1967
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Charlie Henry Berger
1920–2001
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Andrew Henry Berger
1922–1993
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Eleanor Theresa Berger Barton
1924–2007
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Otillie Mary Berger Milliken
1926–2022
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1928–1928
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Raymond John Berger
1929–1983
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