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Shirley Forsch Berg

Birth	:	28 Oct 1941
Death	:	2 Jun 2017
Burial	:	Graceland Cemetery, Burke, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1847000, -99.3022003
Description	:	Shirley was born Oct. 28, 1941 to Emil and Albina (Stroh) Forsch in Burke, South Dakota. She was the 7th born of 13 children in the family. She was raised on the family farm, south of Burke, near Jamison, Neb. She grew up going to country school, just over the hill from the farm. She always took pride in the fact that she attended all eight years, being the only student in her grade for each of those years. She would joke that she would always have to know the answers to all of the questions. She attended Burke High... Read More	Shirley was born Oct. 28, 1941 to Emil and Albina (Stroh) Forsch in Burke, South Dakota. She was the 7th born of 13 children in the family. She was raised on the family farm, south of Burke, near Jamison, Neb. She grew up going to country school, just over the hill from the farm. She always took pride in the fact that she attended all eight years, being the only student in her grade for each of those years. She would joke that she would always have to know the answers to all of the questions. She attended Burke High School, graduating in 1959. She then attended hair styling school in Sioux Falls with her sister Bonnie. They both graduated and obtained jobs in Minneapolis. Shirley was married to Douglas Mathison and started her family. To that marriage, two children were born: Perry Douglas and Wendy Lee. They lived for a time in South Minneapolis and eventually moved to Elk River, Minn. Shirley worked for the Lutheran Church as the church secretary. She then began working with the Sherburne County Sheriffs Office as the head record keeper. Her services included the assisting in serving court issued detention orders for any female. From this job, it grew to the point that she was sent the Minnesota State Law Enforcement School in Arden Hills, Minn. She was very proud of her achievement there, a was her father Emil, of becoming a licensed Law Enforcement Officer. She continued working in the office as a record keeper, but also had the opportunity to occasionally work in the field. She worked for the Sherburne County Sheriffs Office for almost ten years. Shirley and Douglas were divorced in 1983. She met and married Richard Berg on March 7, 1983. They lived in Elk River and Monticello, Minnesota until Richard’s retirement from the Minnesota State Patrol in 1999. they moved to Burke, South Dakota and have resided there ever since. .She is survived by her daughter Wendy and husband Keith Steinke; her son Perry and wife Laureen and their three sons: Aaron and wife Casey, Adam and Alex; her husband Richard of Burke; her sisters: Marlys Cardelli of St Paul, MN, Joyce and husband Art Knutson of Kaw City, OK, Jan Gessner of Roseville, MN, Marjorie Schroeder of Appleton, WI, Marlene and husband Robert Percy of Sioux Falls; Bonnie Zellmer of Lincoln, NE and Verna and husband Dale Aschbacher of Billings, MT; her sisters-in-law, Lori Forsch of Billings, MT and Elsie Forsch of Burke; as well as nieces, nephews, step-children and stepgrandchildren and friends. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, a baby sister Karen Kay, her sister Lorraine and three brothers Gary, LaVone and LaVern

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Shirley Forsch Berg's memorial is located at: Graceland Cemetery, Burke, Gregory County, USA.
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Shirley Forsch Berg death on 2 Jun 2017 in
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Latitude: 43.1847000
Longitude: -99.3022003

Family Members:

Parent

Emil Forsch

(1909 - 1994)

Albina R. Stroh Forsch

(1908 - 1988)

Siblings

Verna Jane Forsch Aeschbacher

(1932 - 2021)

LuVerne Allen “Bing” Forsch

(1934 - 2015)

LaVonne Alton “Von” Forsch

(1935 - 2016)

Lorraine Verdeen Forsch

(1937 - 2009)

Gary Lee Forsch

(1947 - 2008)

Karen Kay Forsch

(1952 - 1953)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Graceland Cemetery
Burke, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1847000, -99.3022003

2. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Burke, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1507988, -99.2913971

3. Johnson Family Cemetery
Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1755028, -99.2228660

4. Gregory County Home Cemetery
Gregory, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1253014, -99.2866974

5. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Gregory, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2202988, -99.4338989

6. Sully Cemetery
Lucas, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2770000, -99.2380000

7. Herrick Cemetery
Herrick, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1110000, -99.1970000

8. Petersen Cemetery
Burke, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2539558, -99.1770172

9. IOOF Cemetery
Gregory, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2380000, -99.4480000

10. Czech National Cemetery
Gregory, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2118988, -99.4636002

11. Peace Cemetery
Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0816994, -99.3946991

12. Lucas Cemetery
Lucas, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2991560, -99.2189780

13. Lucas Catholic Cemetery
Lucas, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3005981, -99.2193985

14. Evangelical Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Dallas, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1401970, -99.5147400

15. Dallas Hillview Cemetery
Dallas, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2271996, -99.5310974

16. Saint Augustine Catholic Cemetery
Dallas, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2263940, -99.5334467

17. Ponca Creek UCC Cemetery
Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0451800, -99.1491700

18. Milks Camp Episcopal Cemetery
Saint Charles, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0378199, -99.1552354

19. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Jamison, Keya Paha County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9977989, -99.3139038

20. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Paxton, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0823490, -99.5336010

21. Spotted Tail Cemetery
Jamison, Keya Paha County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9799995, -99.3324966

22. Sutton Family Cemetery
Bonesteel, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2329900, -99.0216200

23. Saint Francis Xavier Cemetery
Saint Charles, Gregory County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0094337, -99.1375152

24. Oldham Cemetery
Platte, Charles Mix County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3001500, -99.0253800