Donald Lee Berger (77) of Effingham, formerly of Flora
Published on June 15 2016 9:15 am
Donald Lee Berger, age 77, of Effingham, Illinois, formerly of Flora, passed away Tuesday morning, June 14, 2016, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 17 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home, Flora, with visitation one hour prior from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora. Memorial donations are suggested to Shriners Hospitals for Children and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Don was born July 3, 1938 in Noble, the son of Edward and Jessie (Jenner) Berger. He was united in marriage to Carolyn M. Pearce on April 3, 1965 at Harmony United Methodist Church in Flora and together they celebrated 51 wedding anniversaries. Don worked at AMF/Roadmaster in Olney for many years. He enjoyed attending Golden Circle in Effingham and Flora, was an avid Cubs fan, and enjoyed playing and watching sports, including baseball, basketball, softball, and bowling.
Don is survived by his wife: Carolyn Berger of Effingham; children: Harvey Berger, Pamela Stein of Evansville, IN, Jerry Berger of Effingham, and Kelly (Daphne) Berger of Los Altos, CA; 5 grandchildren: Tamara, Brett, Ethan, Lucas, and Megan; 7 siblings: Mary Lou (the late Steve) Murry of Olney, Glen (Jeri) Berger of Olney, Dale (Evelyn) Berger of Olney, Clarence (the late Pat) Berger of Noble, Wayne (Judy) Berger of Olney, Ruth (the late Harold) Troyer of Olney, and Carolyn (Loren) Gallion of Noble; mother-in-law: Aliene (the late Harold) Pearce of Flora; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and in-laws.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson: Brock, son-in-law: Mark Stein, a brother: Lloyd Berger, and a sister: Kathryn Marks.