Berger, Raymond William

1928 - 2015  (87 years)

• Name	Berger, Raymond William  [1]
  Born	16 Jan 1928	South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Role in Community	Raymond was active within the Amana Arts Guild, and the Amana Heritage Society. He was an Amana school board member, a church elder and was on the Amana Church board of trustees.
  School Graduation	1946
  Died	26 Nov 2015	Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Obituary	27 Nov 2015  [2]
  Raymond William Berger, age 87 of Middle Amana, Iowa, died Thursday, November 26, 2015, at Colonial Manor of Amana. Raymond is survived by his wife Katie of Middle Amana; a son Tony (Penni) Berger of Middle Amana; a daughter Kristie (Bill) Yoder of Middle Amana; five grandchildren, Sam (Alexa) Cutler of Schaumburg, IL, Ellie Cutler (fiancé Danny Walters) of Middle Amana, Hannah (Jarrod) Lister of Cedar Falls, and Isaiah and Lucas Berger of Middle Amana; and a brother George (Judy) of South Amana. He was preceded in death by his parents. Raymond Berger was born January 16, 1928 in South Amana, Iowa, the son of Henry Paul and Elise K. Leichsenring Berger. He graduated from the Amana High School in 1946 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He married Katie Moessner in 1953 at the Middle Amana Church. He worked at the Amana Furniture Shop for over 30 years as a cabinet maker. Raymond was active within the Amana Arts Guild, and the Amana Heritage Society. He was an Amana school board member, a church elder and was on the Amana Church board of trustees. He enjoyed woodworking and hunting, and also was an artist.
  Occupation	He worked at the Amana Furniture Shop for over 30 years as a cabinet maker.
  Age	87 years
  Buried	Middle Amana Cemetery, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Siblings	1 sibling
  	+ 1. Berger, G.H.
  Person ID	I718	Amana Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Berger, Henry Paul           b. 2 Jul 1904, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 24 Jan 1960, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Leichsenring, Elise Catherine           b. 1 Nov 1902, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 2 Dec 2002, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 100 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1927	South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA
  Children	2 children
  + 1. Berger, Raymond William           b. 16 Jan 1928, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA           d. 26 Nov 2015, Middle Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA  (Age 87 years) + 2. Berger, G.H.
  Notes	EDIT 29 Nov 2021; CB; add mplace; mrec.
  Family ID	F232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moessner, K.J.
  Children	2 children
  1. Berger, C.M.   2. Berger, A.P.
  Last Modified	10 May 2019
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S0010] Schumacher-Register, Vol 2, Jakob Schumacher, et. al., Reliability >>3<<., p45. [S1016] IAGenWeb Iowa County, (IAGenWeb Project), http://iagenweb.org/boards/iowa/obituaries/index.cgi?review=578558, 20 Oct 2020.