Frances D. Berger

1938 - 2019

Frances D. Berger obituary, 1938-2019, El Paso, TX

BORN

1938

DIED

2019

FUNERAL HOME

Martin Funeral Home West

128 North Resler Drive

El Paso, Texas

Frances Berger Obituary

Frances D. Berger

El Paso - Frances D. Berger, 81 passed away on May 12, 2019, she was born in Fort Worth Texas on January 1, 1938 and came to El Paso when she was only 6 months old in 1938. She attended Austin High School from 1954 - 1956. She then attended Burges High School and was the salutatorian in the first graduating class of Burges High School in 1956. She attended Texas Western for two years, she got married to Rich Gogl in 1958 and had 2 children. They lived in Oregon, California and Australia. She returned to El Paso in 1968 and then earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education in from UTEP and then taught high school at Ysleta High for 9 years and at Hank's High School for 1 year. She remarried to Floyd Berger in 1977 and enjoyed traveling, painting and doing Zumba. She belonged to the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Art Society of Truth or Consequences NM. While living in T or C she won Best of Show in the Sierra County Art Fair in 1988. She resided in Las Cruces, NM; T or C, NM and moved back to the El Paso area in 1999. She is survived by her daughter Gayle Paton (Daniel); her brother Bill Yerby. She was preceded in death by her son Stephen Gogl and her husband Floyd Berger. Graveside service will be held Friday, May 17, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Memory Gardens of the Valley in Santa Teresa, NM.

Frances D. Berger, de 81 años, falleció el 12 de mayo de 2019, nació en Fort Worth Texas el 1 de enero de 1938 y llegó a El Paso cuando tenía solo seis meses de edad en 1938. Asistió a Austin High School de 1954 a 1956. Luego asistió a Burges HighSchool y fue Salutatorian en la primera clase de graduados de Burges High School en 1956. Asistió a Texas Western durante dos años, se casó con Rich Gogl en 1958 y tuvo dos hijos. Vivieron en Oregon, California y Australia. Regresó a El Paso en 1968 y luego obtuvo una Licenciatura en Educación en UTEP y luego dio clases en la Preparatoria Ysleta durante nueve años y en la Preparatoria de Hank durante un año. Se volvió a casar con Floyd Berger en 1977 y disfrutó de viajar, pintar y hacer Zumba. Pertenecía a la Guardia Costera Auxiliar y la Sociedad de Truth or Consequences de Nuevo México. Mientras vivía en T o C, ganó el premio Best of Show en la Feria de Arte del Condado de Sierra en 1988. Ella residió en Las Cruces, NM; T or C, NM y se mudó de nuevo al área de El Paso en 1999. Le sobreviven su hija Gayle Paton (Daniel) y su hermano Bill Yerby. Le precedieron en la muerte su hijo Stephen Gogl y su esposo Floyd Berger. El servicio en la tumba se llevará a cabo el viernes 17 de mayo de 2019 a las 11:00 a.m. en el cementerio Memory Gardens of the Valley en Santa Teresa, NM.

Published by El Paso Times on May 15, 2019.
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