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| Elvira Berberich |
| December 20, 1934 - May 27, 2007 |
Sleepy Eye, MN
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| Visitation: 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday May 29, 2007 at Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye |
| Funeral Service: 10:30 AM, Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth, MN |
Interment: Japanese Martyrs Cemetery , at Leavenworth
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Elvira Mary Berberich, daughter of Louis & Katherine (Rothmeier)
Neidecker, was born December 20, 1934 at home in Sigel Township, MN. Elvira
went to school in District 10 in Sigel Township, then to Holy Trinity
Catholic School in New Ulm and District 75 in Lake Hanska Township. Elvira
married Leo Berberich at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in New Ulm on November
10, 1954. They lived on a farm for one year, and then bought the Leavenworth
store from Mrs. Altermatt in December of 1955. Elvira's husband Leo
Berberich passed away in 1970. Elvira continued to run the store until July
1986 when she closed the store and moved to Sleepy Eye. Elvira worked at
Erickson Grocery and part-time at the Family Cafe, Haas Bakery, Sales Barn
and the Servicemen's Club and at the Erickson Freedom Station full-time from
1987 until November 2006. Elvira was a member of the Church of the Japanese
Martyrs in Leavenworth, Holy Family Society, Christian Mothers and the
C.C.W.
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Elvira Mary (Neidecker) Berberich, age 72, of Sleepy Eye, MN died on Sunday,
May 27, 2007 at Sleepy Eye Care Center.
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She is survived by her children; Lon of Henderson, Rhonda (Landis)
Froehling of Hanska, Toby (Vicki) of Ankeny, IA and Renee (Lincoln) Simonson
of Jeffers; grandchildren, Kristi, Kurt and Kory (Dani) Anderson, Walker
Froehling, Joey Berberich, Ryan Fischer and Isaac Simonson, sisters, Elaine
(Roland) Dauer of Hanska and Carol Schumacher of Sleepy Eye. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Leo, an infant son, daughter, Ramona and
her parents.
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