Orlan Charles Berg - 1922-1999

BERG, HANSON, WAALK

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 7/27/2011 at 18:33:58

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON STANDARD, September 15, 1999
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Orlan Charles Berg, age 77, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away at his home Sunday, September 5, 1999 after a long battle with cancer. Interment was in Cassville.

Orlan was born north of Luana, Iowa in Franklin Township, Allamakee County, Iowa to Alfred and Olga (Hanson) Berg on August 14, 1922. He attended the rural Red School. In 1948, he was united in marriage to Bonnie Waalk of McGregor, Iowa. Orlan was employed as an electrician for Peterson's Hardware Store of Waukon, Iowa. He also worked for ten years on the Glen Canyon Dam project in Flagstaff, Arizona and later for the Great Plains Pipeline. After Orlan's retirement in 1985, the family moved to Cassville, Missouri.

Orlan was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie and son Lonnie Berg, both of Cassville, Missouri; 2 brothers, Stanley (Delores) Berg of Frankville, Iowa and Leo (Jean) Berg of Decorah, Iowa; and 7 nephews.