Leo R. Berg Obituary (1933

Leo R. Berg, 84, Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, June 29, 2018, at Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck with Rev. Jon Splichal Larson officiating. Visitation is scheduled for 5-7:00 PM Thursday, June 28, 2018, with a Moose Memorial service beginning at 6:30 PM, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan. Visitation continues one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Wilton. Leo was born June 24, 1933, at rural Baldwin, North Dakota, to Reinhold and Sophia (Lange) Berg. He was raised and educated in Bismarck. On February 9, 1957, he married Lorraine McCay in Moffit. He worked for Midwest Motor-Daniel Auto Express division, United Auto Parts as territorial salesman, Berg Bismarck Motor, Sandvig, Inc. for ten years, Baumgartner Trucking for three years, and Mandan Public Schools as a bus driver for 20 years. Leo was a lifetime member of the Moose and served in all positions, a lifetime member of the Eagles, the Elks Club, and Faith Lutheran Church. Leo enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, working on tractors and vehicles, card playing, and traveling to 29 states. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine, Bismarck; one daughter, Gail Jean (Francis) Rothschiller, Bismarck; one son, Calvin (Cheryl) Berg, Wilton; grandchildren, Matthew (Kate) Rothschiller and Jennifer Rothschiller, Caitlin Berg, Elizabeth (Mike) Pederson, Kathy (Mike) Wiest, and Mike Wehr; great-grandchildren, Payton and Beckett Rothschiller, Alex Dean, and Shelby and Jaxon Weist; one brother, Marvin (Gloria) Berg, Missoula, Montana; three brothers-in-law, Eugene Horn, Ben McCay, and Ray McCay; sister-in-law, Carol McCay and several nieces and nephews. Leo was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters Melinda (Harlan) Hoff and Helen Horn, brother-in-law, Paul Koester; sister-in-law, Pat McCay; grandson, Josh Wehr; one niece and three nephews.