Jean Lois Shannon Berg was born April 23, 1922 at
Duluth, Minnesota, the daughter of Daniel and Ethel
(Enright) Shannon. She was baptized in the Catholic
faith in Duluth and as a young girl, In 1929, she moved
with her family to Kent, Washington where she attended
school and graduated from Kent High School in 1941.
Jean was confirmed at St. Anthony Catholic Church in
Kent.
After graduation Jean worked as a dental assistant
and later at Stokley’s Frozen Foods in Kent, WA.
On April 25, 1942, Jean was united in marriage to
Glen Berg at the St. Anthony’s Catholic Rectory in Kent,
WA. The couple moved to Zahl, ND in 1951 to farm. They farmed until
1999 and in 2001 Glen preceded her in death.
Jean was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Williston most
recently and St. Boniface in Grenora, ND when she lived on the farm. She
was famous for her oatmeal raisin cookies. Jean was a special aunt to her
many nieces and nephews. Jean entered the Bethel Lutheran Nursing
Home December 27, 2006. She enjoyed her new home there, the many
activities and the special care received. Her family appreciated all that
Bethel did for Jean.
She is survived by nephews, Thomas (Marilyn) Anderson of Bremerton,
WA, Ronald (Sue) Anderson of Kent, WA, Gary (Shannon) Anderson of
Auburn, WA, Dick (Coleen) Shannon of Yakima, WA, Larry (Alice) Berg
and Duane (Leta) Berg both of Williston, ND, and Marvin Berg of Dodge,
ND; nieces, Christine (Tony) Panero of San Carlos, CA, Beverly (Bob)
Becker of Butte, MT, Marlene (Jim) Normark, MT, Charlene (Jack) Hedstrom, Helen (Harris) Anderson of Williston, ND, JoAnne (Wally) Radtke
of Fargo, ND, Betty (Jerry) Kelly of Casper, WY, Eileen (Bob) Johnson and
Linda Bustad both of Williston, ND, Dorothy (Steve) Feiring of White
Earth, ND, and Nina (Ron) Jore of Watford City, ND; sister-in-law, Gina
Shannon of CA; and her brother-in-law, Lloyd Berg of Williston, ND.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Glen; parents, Daniel and
Ethel; sister, Shirley Anderson; brothers, Jim Shannon and Bob Shannon;
nephew Gary Shannon, niece, Lorraine Larson; sisters-in-law, Hazel Berg,
Mildred Carlson, and Bernice Berg; and brothers-in-law Lawrence Berg and
Chris Carlson.
In Memory Of
Jean L. Berg
Date And Place Of Birth
April 23, 1922
Duluth, Minnesota
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
when there is injury, pardon;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
Seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand,
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
St. Francis of Assisi
Date And Place Of Death
November 23, 2009
Williston, North Dakota
Liturgy Service
2:00 pm, Friday, November 27, 2009
Bethel Lutheran Home Chapel
Williston, North Dakota
Celebrant
Father Dennis Schafer
Musician
Cheryl Lingenfelter
Larry Berg
Bob Johnson
Casketbearers
Marvin Berg
Steve Feiring
Jerry Kelly
Duane Berg
Ron Jore
Interment
Riverview Cemetery
Williston, North Dakota
You may share your remembrances and condolences
with the family at the Fulkerson Funeral Home website
www.fulkersons.com