Elwood Christian Berg
June 11, 1940 — October 26, 2010
Elwood Christian Berg, 70, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 30, 2010, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, Iowa, by Rev. Jonathan Swenson of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. The family will greet friends from 4 – 8 p.m., Friday, October 29, 2010, at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date at Walla Lutheran Church in South Dakota.
Survivors include 4 children, Twila Duling of Cookeville, TN, Lila Takes (Jim Nichols) of Austel, GA, Cary Berg (Lisa McNeal) of Clearwater, FL, and Barry (Brenda) Berg of West Liberty, IA; 6 grandchildren, Monica, Sarah, Corey, Eryn, Brooke, and Nicole; 3 sisters, Marian (Alf) Overby of Mt. Vernon, WA, Linda (Roland) Lickness of Fergus Falls, MN, and Connie (Allen) Rettig of Forest Lake, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant daughter, Crystal.
Elwood was born June 11, 1940, the son of Christian and Irene (Hedstrom) Berg, in Sisseton, South Dakota. He graduated from New Effington High School in South Dakota. Elwood worked for Rockwell Collins for 35 years. He was a member of American Legion Post #298 and a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Elwood liked to work with his hands. He could build or fix anything. For many years, woodworking was his passion. Many family and friends were recipients of furniture built by him. In later years, Elwood found an interest in tractors, specifically the Massey-Harris models owned by his father. With the help of friends, Elwood completed his first tractor and they were in the process of completing his second tractor when he became ill.
A memorial fund has been established in Elwood’s memory.
Survivors include 4 children, Twila Duling of Cookeville, TN, Lila Takes (Jim Nichols) of Austel, GA, Cary Berg (Lisa McNeal) of Clearwater, FL, and Barry (Brenda) Berg of West Liberty, IA; 6 grandchildren, Monica, Sarah, Corey, Eryn, Brooke, and Nicole; 3 sisters, Marian (Alf) Overby of Mt. Vernon, WA, Linda (Roland) Lickness of Fergus Falls, MN, and Connie (Allen) Rettig of Forest Lake, MN.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and an infant daughter, Crystal.
Elwood was born June 11, 1940, the son of Christian and Irene (Hedstrom) Berg, in Sisseton, South Dakota. He graduated from New Effington High School in South Dakota. Elwood worked for Rockwell Collins for 35 years. He was a member of American Legion Post #298 and a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Elwood liked to work with his hands. He could build or fix anything. For many years, woodworking was his passion. Many family and friends were recipients of furniture built by him. In later years, Elwood found an interest in tractors, specifically the Massey-Harris models owned by his father. With the help of friends, Elwood completed his first tractor and they were in the process of completing his second tractor when he became ill.
A memorial fund has been established in Elwood’s memory.
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