Bernard Berberich

Visitation will be on Friday, December 4, 2020, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Villard, MN and will continue on Saturday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at the St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey, MN. Due to Covid 19, visitation will be a "walk through" visitation to avoid congregating or gathering inside the building. All who attend are asked to wear masks and maintain social distancing guidelines. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey on Saturday at 1:00 pm. Bernard Edwin Berberich was born on December 15, 1931 to Leonard and Alma (Baier) Berberich in Mulligan Township, in rural Brown County. He attended country school in district #81. In 1953, Bernard was drafted into the U.S. Army training in Ft. Gordon, Georgia. He served 1 1/2 years in Germany during the Korean Conflict and was discharged in 1955. On September 24, 1955, Bernard was united in marriage to Marlys Kettner. The couple lived on the family farm where he farmed until retiring in 1987. Marlys died on January 1, 1993. Bernard moved to Glenwood in 1993. On April 8, 2000, Bernard was married to LaDonna Jensen. He was a member of the Butterfield VFW and Villard Legion, St. Paul's Catholic Church in Comfrey, and St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Villard. He enjoyed hunting, trapping, fishing, and his favorite activity was spearing Northerns from his spear house. Bernard played baseball and softball, and coached Legion baseball in Darfur, and enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Bernard died on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, at the Hoffman Senior Living Center in Hoffman, MN at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife LaDonna of Glenwood; children - Lesa (Dave) Savage of Hager City, WI, Jan (Scott) Radke of Minnesota Lake, Lori (Joe) Schumann of Comfrey, Kyle (Vicki) Berberich of Osakis, April Mathiowetz of St. Clair; 10 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and siblings - Donna Stark of Mankato and Leonard "Skip" Berberich of Comfrey. Bernard was preceded in death by his parents; wife Marlys; grandchildren Crystal Savage and Brady Berberich; sister Beatta "Tatty" (Wesley) Mickelson; brother-in-law Wendell Stark, and sister-in-law Margaret Berberich. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Friday, December 4, 2020 St. Bartholomew Catholic Church 451 Lincoln Ave. Villard, Minnesota, United States 56385 Visitation 2 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, December 5, 2020 St. Paul's Catholic Church, Comfrey 209 Field St. N Not Given, Minnesota, United States 56019 Service Information 1:00 pm Saturday, December 5, 2020 St. Paul's Catholic Church, Comfrey 209 Field St. N Not Given, Minnesota, United States 56019 Interment Information St. Paul Catholic Cemetery N. County Road 16 Comfrey, Minnesota, United States 56019