HAVRE DAILY
NEWS
Monday, March 4, 2002
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GEORGIA BERG
CHESTER - Georgia Thelma “Jo” Berg, 81, died
Friday, March 1, 2002, at an assisted living center in Missoula.
It was her wish to be cremated. Her ashes
will be buried with her husband in the Berg family plot at the Chester
Cemetery. No services are planned.
Jo was born on July 10, 1920, at Harlem to
George and Minnie (McGuire) Granger. She grew up at Harlem and received her
formal education there. In her early teens, she met Jessel Jerome Berg and they
were married in Helena on June 20, 1936.
They made their home in Harlem, but moved to
Chester in 1949. They moved to Conrad in 1962. In both communities, Jess worked
in the automobile business, specializing in Ford products. After their
retirement, they moved to Great Falls, where they managed the Cottonwood
Condominiums. In 1991, the Bergs moved to Lewistown to be near their youngest
daughter. Jess died in 1994 and Jo remained in Lewistown until 1999, when she
relocated to Missoula to be close to additional family. Her health began to
fail by that time, so she moved to an assisted living facility there.
During their years in Chester, the Bergs
were members of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Jo also was a member of the
Eastern Star.
Jo enjoyed crocheting, sewing and
crafts.
Jo was preceded in death by her parents;
husband, Jess Berg; daughter, Nancy Gifford; sisters, Loretta Holicheck and
Lorane Payne; brother, William Granger.
Survivors include her daughters, Willagene
Brandt of Missoula and Jessalin Dilling of North Bend, Wash.; sons, James Bergh
of Longview, Wash., and George Berg of Grosse Point Farms, Mich.; sister, Lanor
Bordner of Missoula; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces
and nephews.
Arrangements by Rockman Funeral Chapel,
Chester.
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THE MISSOULIAN
Tuesday, March 12, 2002
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Georgia Thelma (Granger) Berg
MISSOULA - Georgia Thelma (Granger) Berg,
81, of Missoula, passed away of natural causes March 1, 2002, at Hunters Glen
assisted-living facility. She was known by her friends and family as
"Jo."
She was born July 10, 1920, in Harlem to
George and Minnie Granger. As a young girl, she grew up in Harlem and received
her education there.
On June 20, 1936, Jo married Jessel Jerome
Berg. They made their home in Harlem, Chester, Conrad and Lewistown.
During their years in Chester, the Bergs
were members of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. Jo also belonged to Eastern Star.
She was a homemaker and mother, and enjoyed
crocheting, sewing, crafts and listening to classical and other kinds of music.
Jo is survived by two daughters, Willagene
Brandt of Missoula and Jessalin Dilling of North Bend, Wash.; two sons, James
Bergh of Longview, Wash., and George Berg of Grosse Point Farms, Mich.; a
sister, Lanor Bordner of Missoula; 12 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her daughter
Nancy Gifford, parents George and Minnie Granger, sisters Loretta Holecheck and
Lorraine Payne, and brother William "Bill" Granger.
Cremation has taken place with burial and a
memorial service held at Missoula City Cemetery. There also was a memorial
service at Hunters Glen with family, friends and staff, all of whom she loved
very much.
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