Tomanka, Betty L. (Barth) Berg 1938-2011

TOMANKA, BARTH, SOLEM, BERG, MYHR, TROUT, PAIGE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 2/9/2013 at 16:15:19

Source: November 10, 2011

Betty Barth Berg Tomanka

Betty L. Barth Berg Tomanka, 73, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at her home. Services are 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with entombment at 2:30 Friday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family or Cedar Valley Hospice.

Betty was born March 22, 1938, at Decorah, the daughter of Telford and Agnes (Solem) Barth. She married Gordon Alex Berg in February 1958, in Minnesota. He preceded her in death Sept. 3, 1964. She married Donald Tomanka, Sr. Sept. 19, 1970, in Chicago, Ill. Betty graduated from Capri Beauty School, was a beautician in Cedar Rapids from 1962-1971, worked at Les Dolls Boutique in Waterloo, and also in the floral department at the Cedar Falls Hy-Vee Store.

Survivors include her husband, Donald Tomanka, Sr. of Cedar Falls; three sons: Donald (Vicky) Tomanka, Jr., of Marion. Scott (Shelly) Berg, of Modesto, Calif. and Ronald (Terri) Tomanka, of Mansfield, Texas; two daughters, Pam (Brad) Myhr, of Waterloo and Connie Trout, of Marion; nine grandchildren: Britt (Anya) Myhr, Katie Berg, Dirk (Beth) Myhr, Deserae (Michael) Paige, Trent Berg, Taylor Tomanka, Taryn Tomanka, Turner Tomanka and Jake Tomanka; and seven great-grandchildren: Devin, Jesse, Alexander, Aaden, Annaleis, Luke and Zoey.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents and first husband; a grandson, Miles Trout; a great-grandson, Dane Aaden Myhr; and her brother, Wayne Barth.

She was a very loving and giving woman who will be greatly missed by her family.

Transcribed from a newspaper clipping submitted by Janice Sowers.

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