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Paul Berger
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[December
01, 2008]
Paul Howard Berger, 75, of Lincoln,
died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at 4:10 a.m. at The Christian Village.
His graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at New
Union Cemetery, Lincoln, with the Rev. Andrew Nyren
officiating. |
Visitation was 2-4 p.m. Sunday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mr. Berger was an operating engineer at Logan
Correctional Center and previously at Lincoln
Developmental Center.
He was born Jan. 2, 1933, in Lincoln to Edward
and Fay Comstock Berger. He married Dolores Davison
on June 5, 1954, in Middletown.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; two sons,
Ronald (and Jackie) Berger of Lincoln and Brian (and
Karen) Berger of Chatham; four brothers, Ed (and
Betty) Berger of Tempe, Ariz., Willard (and
Virginia) Berger of Mahomet, Bill (and Darlene)
Berger of Lincoln and Leo (and Aree) Berger of
Manassas, Va.; one sister, Ruth (and Jim) Follis of
Carson City, Nev.; a sister-in-law, Margaret Berger
of Lincoln; five grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son,
Larry Berger; and two brothers, Carl and Kenneth
Berger.
He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Eagles Lodge 2708, Moose Lodge, Lincoln Sportsman
Club, Operating Engineers local, AFSCME and the
National Rifle Association. |
He enjoyed fishing and reading books on history,
especially Abraham Lincoln. He was an avid fan of
the Cubs.
He dearly loved his grandchildren and
great-granddaughter.
Memorials may be made to the American Lung
Association.
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