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- [S927] Obituary.
Funeral Mass for Lee Berger, 95, of Dickinson will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 14, 2007 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Dickinson, ND with Father Jeff Zwack celebrating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Dickinson. Visitation for Lee will be from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thursday, September 13, 2007 at Stevenson Funeral Home with a Rosary and Vigil Service taking place at 7:00 p.m. Lee passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the St. Benedict's Health Center in Dickinson. Lee Berger was born on July 2, 1912, on the family farm in Dunn County, North Dakota. He was the son of Mathias & Rosalia (Jahner) Berger and the youngest of eight children including four brothers and three sisters. Lee completed his schooling in Stark County and worked briefly on construction and with the railroad for several years until he married Margaret Armbrust on May 26, 1936 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dickinson. Following the marriage, Lee operated a service station in Manning for several years and then began employment as a mechanic, first at the Ford motor dealership and then at the Chrysler-Plymouth dealership in Dickinson. In 1949, Lee opened his own automotive repair business in Dickinson and subsequently added the American Motors car dealership. He ran the business until it was destroyed by arson in 1967. After two years as an automotive parts sales representative, he re-opened a small automotive repair shop which he operated until he was forced into retirement in 1978 by a second heart attack. Throughout his period of time, Lee became the father of seven children, five girls and two boys. Lee and Margaret recently celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. Lee was regarded as a master mechanic who never gave up until he found and fixed troublesome problems with cars. He enjoyed a reputation for being able to isolate problems others had given up on. He successfully operated and grew his automotive sales and service business. Following his retirement, he continued to tinker with cars and enjoyed building doll houses and doing light maintenance around the house and yard. He was a lifetime member of both the Knights of Columbus and Eagles Club. He was also a charter member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Lee is survived by his wife, Margaret, seven children, one son-in-law, eight grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren and one great, great grandson. His children include Shirley and son-in-law Ray Kudrna, Overland Park, KS; Richard Berger, Burnsville, MN; Rosella Berger, Sarasota, FL; Rita Loerzel, Dickinson, ND; Angela Klar, San Antonio, TX; Marjorie Berger, Fargo, ND; Robert Berger, Dickinson, ND. His grandchildren include Pamela Ford, Kim Buck, Greg Kudrna, Lisa Olson, Todd Kudrna, Julie Kerper, Brad Loerzel and Brian Loerzel. He was preceded by his parents, four brothers, John, Stephen, Roy, and Daniel, and three sisters, Eva, Magdalene and Anna.
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1912 - 2007 (95 years)