BERGER, Clyde D. 1929-2019

BERGER, BUTLER, CALEASE

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 1/4/2020 at 10:37:46

Clyde D. Berger

March 10, 1929 - December 30, 2019

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA – Clyde D. Berger, 90, of Cedar Falls died Monday, December 30, 2019, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth E. Martin Health Center.

He was born March 10, 1929, in Mexico, Missouri, son of Thomas and Vivian (Butler) Berger. He married Dolores Calease on June 18, 1955 in Cedar Falls.

He graduated from Zearing High School in 1946 and served in the United States Army during the Korean War, where he was injured and received the Purple Heart. He was a meter reader with Iowa Public Service in Waterloo for 35 years, retiring in 1990. He then trimmed shrubs for Platt’s Nursery. He was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls.

Survived by: his wife, Dolores; a daughter, Pamela (Brian) Moore of Sheldahl; two sons, Perry (Jolene) Berger of Waterloo and Bruce (Ann) Berger of Davenport; seven grandchildren: Justin, Maria, Lindsey, Micah, Ana, Emma, Maggie; and three great-grandchildren, Jackson, Carter, and Ariella; a brother, Dean Berger of Waterloo; and three sisters, Hazel of Silver Springs, MD, Grace Dawson of Waterloo, and Betty Menuey of Quasqueton.

Preceded in death by: three brothers, Tom, John and Bob Berger.

Services: 11:00 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2nd at First United Methodist Church with burial in Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation for one hour prior to the service at the church. Military honors conducted by the Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49 Honor Guard and the Iowa Army National Guard.

Memorials may be directed to the church

SOURCE: Richardson Funeral Service