Funeral services for Lyall S. Berg of New Richland, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, November 8, 2009 at the
St. John
Lutheran
Church
in Alma City, MN. Pastor Keith Bilitz will officiate. Visitation will be held Saturday evening from 4 until 7 PM at the Friedrich Funeral Home in New Richland, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in the
Alma
City
Cemetery
.
Lyall died Thursday, November 5, 2009 at the
New
Richland
Care
Center
. He was 96 years of age.
Lyall was born September 7, 1913 in
Cottonwood
,
MN
, the son of Louis and Alvina (Fratzke) Berg. He was baptized on October 11, 1913 in
Cottonwood
,
MN
, and confirmed on July 18, 1937 in Alma City, MN. He graduated from
Cottonwood
High School
and St Cloud State College. On January 2, 1936 he was united in marriage to Marie Marzinske in Alma City, MN.
Lyall had owned the General Store in
Alma
City
until 1952. He then worked for Musser Produce in New Richland, MN, and Smith Douglas in
Albert Lea
,
MN
. He then went to work for the Borden Company in
Albert Lea
and was transferred to Hampshire, IL retiring October 1, 1976.
Lyall was a member of the
St John
Lutheran
Church
in
Alma
City
where he had been on the Church Council, Treasurer, Secretary and Elder.
Lyall is survived by his children; Louis (Elaine) Berg of
Mazeppa
,
MN
, William (Sylvia) Berg of New Richland, MN, Robert (Evelyn) Berg of New Ulm, MN, Barbara (Dennis) Grunwald of Ellendale, MN, and daughter in law Kathleen Berg.
There are 23 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and 19 great great grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister; Doris Post of
Balaton
,
MN
, brother in law Dallas Doss of LeCresent, MN, and sister in law Loretta Marzinske of
Abbottsford
,
WI
.
Lyall was preceded in death by his parents, son Stanford, grandson Dean Berg, great grandson Trevor Dettmer, sisters Gloria Hatlestad and Barbara Berg.
