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Mathias William Henry Berg

28 Jul 1882 – 12 Mar 1942

Birth	28 Jul 1882
Death	12 Mar 1942
Cemetery	Calvary Cemetery Waterloo , Black Hawk County , Iowa , USA
Added by	Templarion on 13 Apr 2009
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35728003

Bio

[Waterloo Daily Courier, Friday, March 13, 1942] M. W, R Berg, 59, Former Plumbing Inspector, Dies Secretary of Union; Death Due to Thrombosis Mathias W. H. Berg, 1224 Howrey Avenue, formerly for 13 years city plumbing inspector, died at 4:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Francis Hospital of a coronary thrombosis. He was 59 years old. Berg was city plumbing inspector from May 1, 1923, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of J. H. Stebbins until April 1936. Both before the time he became inspector and afterward, he was employed by Bruner & Salz Plumbing and Heating Firm. He had lived in Waterloo about 40 years. He worked until about three weeks ago, when he suffered a heart attack. Mathias William Henry Berg was born July 28, 1882, in Hilbert, Wis., the son of William and Catherine Berg. He married Jennie Rosima in Waterloo, June 7, 1911. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, secretary of the plumbers' union, local 384, and a member of the Moose lodge. Surviving besides the widow are three daughters: [Survivors removed per Find A Grave policy]. The body was taken to Kearns Garden Chapel.

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Family

Parents

• William E Berg 1852–1933
• Katherine Gilsdorf Berg 1856–1942

Spouse

• Jennie Rosima Weilien Berg 1885–1970 FaG

Siblings

• Elizabeth Berg Batliner 1878–1948
• William M. Berg 1880–1939
• Martin Howard Berg 1884–1953
• Othmer John Berg 1887–1965
• Mary Elizabeth "Mamie" Berg Amort 1889–1970
• Guido Casper Berg 1891–1971
• Magdalena Mildred "Lena" Berg Ashby 1895–1981
• George Henry Berg 1898–1961

Children

• Ruth Magdeline Berg Hoch 1917–1984 FaG
• SSGT Virgil John Berg 1925–2019 FaG

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