BERG, Virgil J. 1925-2019
BERG, WEILEIN, MARCHIONNI
Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 6/25/2019 at 10:23:44
Biography--
Virgil J. Berg, 94, of Waterloo, died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Friendship Village.
He was born March 21, 1925, in Waterloo, the son of Matthias and Jennie Weilein Berg and graduated from Waterloo West High School in 1943.
He entered the United States Army in 1943 serving in the North African, Rome-Arno, and Rhineland campaigns. Following his Army discharge, Virgil enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. After military service he worked at John Deere for a short time and then entered ISTC (now UNI) in Cedar Falls where he received his BA in 1949 in Industrial Technology. In 1974 he received his MA at UNI.
Virgil married Anne Marie Marchionni on December 20, 1945, in St. Peter's Church, Nancy, France. She died December 19, 2015.
He began his teaching career at East Junior High, Waterloo in 1949 and then at McKinstry Junior High when it opened in 1952. In 1970, he was transferred to the new Central High School as Head of the Industrial Technology Department teaching drafting, electronics, graphic arts, woodworking, automotive, metal works, and later French language, retiring in 1986.
In 1966, he opened Waterloo Archery, one of the first indoor archery ranges in Iowa. He developed a feather die cutter patented in 1968. That same year he added a slot car track to the operation.
He was a member of St. Edward Catholic Church where he served as an usher for many years. Virgil was a member of the Hawkeye Uniserv Ed. Assn., Iowa State and the National Education Assn., Iowa State and the National Field Archery Assn. Virgil was active in the American Cancer Society and was instrumental in planning and constructing several Christmas Cancer Raffle houses at the College Square and Crossroads Malls.
He is survived by a niece, Carol (Ronald) Nystrom; several great-nieces and -nephews, and all his former students.
Virgil is preceded in death by his parents; wife; 2 brothers, Robert and Eugene Berg; and 3 sisters, Katherine Nichols, Ruth Hoch, and Eloise Rickard.
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Services:
Graveside Services: Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Mount Olivet Cemetery with military honors.Cemetery:
Mount Olivet Cemetery, WaterlooMemorials:
Cedar Valley Hospice or Black Hawk County Veterans AffairsSOURCE: Locke Funeral Service
Black Hawk Obituaries maintained by Karen De Groote.
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