BERGE, Lloyd Harold "Butch" 1921-2001
LOVSTUEN, BERGE, PETERSON, DEHNING, SNELL, LARSON
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Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, May 22, 2001
Lloyd Berge
Lloyd Berge, 79, of Decorah, died Thursday, May 17, 2001 at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah following a short illness.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 21 at 11 a.m. at Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, with Rev. Susan Debner officiating.
Organist Kathy Tollefsrud provided music. Soloist lona Crawford sang "Den store hvide flok" ("Behold the Host"). Congregational hymns "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" and "Amazing Grace".
Casket bearers were Mark Peterson, Doug Sturtz, Bernell Tollefsrud, Steve Larson, Marv Larson, Marc Tangen, Dave Snell, Larry Headington and Todd Kaeser.
Burial was In the Glenwood East Cemetery, rural Decorah. French and Balik Funeral Home of Decorah handled arrangements.
Lloyd Harold "Butch" Berge, was born May 24, 1921 in rural Decorah, the son of Henry and Nora (Lovstuen) Berge.
He attended country school.
Lloyd Berge farmed in Frankville and Glenwood Townships and also helped other farmers.
In the late 1970s he moved to Decorah and did yard work, shoveling and continued to do farm work.
Lloyd Berge enjoyed playing cards, and he was a member of Glenwood Lutheran Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Marjorie Peterson Dehning of Decorah; LuVerne and Virgil Snell of Decorah and Caryl and Dean Larson of Decorah; 10 nieces and nephews; 24 great-nieces and nephews and two great-great nephews.
Lloyd Harold Berge was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Nora Berge and two brothers-in-law, Selmer Peterson and Harold Denning.
Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.
Added Nov. 30, 2017
Source: Times Plain Dealer; May 23, 2001 Page A-3
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by Joy MooreLloyd Berge, 79, services held
Funeral services for Lloyd H. Berge of Decorah were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21, at the Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah. Rev. Susan Debner officiated. Interment was in Glenwood East Cemetery, rural Decorah. French and Balik Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Lloyd, 79, died Thursday, May 17, 2001 at the Oneota Riverview Care Facility in Decorah following a short illness.
Lloyd is survived by three sisters: Majorie Dehning, LuVerne Snell, and Caryl Larson, all of Decorah.
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