BERGER, Carroll "Dean" 1937-2020

BERGER, BUTLER

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 6/13/2020 at 08:48:26

Biography

Carrol "Dean" Berger, 82, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, at Pinnacle Specialty Care.

Dean was born on November 28, 1937, in Middleton, Missouri, to Thomas and Vivian Butler Berger, and attended Waterloo West High School.

He served in the United States Marines, from 12/18/1957 to 12/29/1962, receiving an honorable discharge with the rank of Corporal.

He was a drill press operator in the foundry at John Deere and retired after 30 years in 1989. Dean married Eleanor Wright and they later divorced.

A man of quiet faith, Dean was a happy and outgoing person with a big heart of generosity always willing to help others in need. He loved working in his flower garden, watching Western movies and singing Karaoke. Dean raced in the mid-60s at Tunis Speedway and enjoyed his 1964 Impala SS and later the 1965 Pontiac GTO.

Dean is survived by his daughter, Judy Berger, son, Roger, both of Waterloo; granddaughters, Elizabeth (Brett) White and Alyssa Berger; great-grandchildren, Mason and Mariah; three sisters, Betty Marshall‚ Quasqueton, Grace Lestina‚ Waterloo, and Hazel Tullar‚ Silver Springs‚ MD; and a sister-in-law, Delores Berger‚ Waterloo.

Dean is preceded in death by his parents and four brothers, John, Tom, Robert, David and Clyde.

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Services:
Monday, June 15, 2020 at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo.

Visitation:
for an hour before services at the funeral home

Cemetery:
Garden of Memories Cemetery with military honors

Memorials:
Cedar Bend Humane Society

SOURCE: Locke Funeral Home