Casper Berger

Casper Berger

BELFIELD - Casper G. Berger, 64, Belfield, died April 24, 2010, at the Fargo V.A. Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. MDT Thursday, April 29, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Belfield, with the Rev. Shannon Lucht as celebrant. Interment will be held at noon MDT Friday in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MDT today at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson, with a vigil at 5 p.m. MDT. Visitation will continue one hour prior to service time at the church. Military honors will be provided by the Belfield American Legion William C. Blair Post No. 144.

Casper Berger was born Oct. 22, 1945, to Casper and Pauline (Weber) Berger at Mandan. He was raised and educated in New Salem and upon graduation from high school Casper attended Dickinson State Teachers College. After graduating with a teaching degree in mathematics, Casper taught geometry at Wolf Point, Mont. Casper entered the U.S. Army in June 1969 and was honorably discharged in December 1971. After his discharge, Casper returned to New Salem where he managed the Co-op grocery store. Casper married Marian Trautman on July 11, 1978, at Las Vegas. In 1980, Casper and Marian moved to Belfield and bought their own store, which they renamed Cap's Jack and Jill. Together they operated the store until retiring in 2005.

Casper loved to play pinochle, read, garden, eat and go for walks. Time with his grandchildren was especially enjoyable. Casper was instrumental in starting a chapter of the North Dakota Dollars for Scholars in Belfield and he later served as president of the Belfield chapter. He was a member of the Elks and volunteer Fire Department and served as the fire chief. Casper was an avid member of the Belfield American Legion Post No. 144 and is a past commander and the Roosevelt Memorial Masonic Lodge No. 129 and past Master.

Casper is survived by his wife, Marian, Belfield; four stepchildren, Clint (Wendy Nielson) Trautman, Powell, Wyo., Kim (Mike) Froehlich, Dickinson, Paula Ehrmantraut, Belfield, and Lisa (Jesse) Bobbitt, Wasilla, Alaska; nine stepgrandchildren, Casey Trautman, Codee Trautman, Jennifer (Peter) Tupa, Kayla Krance, Markie Wermers, Jeremy and Wyatt Froehlich, Jennifer Patterson and Jared Nielson; one step-great-grandchild, Aden Tupa; three brothers, Albert (Mary), Joseph (Sharon) and James (Renate); five sisters, Clara Wuertz, Anna Marie Hass, Mae Steele, Virginia Jones and Delores (Pete) Smith; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Casper was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, John, Tony, Kenny and Richard; two sisters, Monica Flindt and Isabel Brantner; one step-grandson, Cole Nielson; and one infant brother. (http://www.ladburyfuneralservice.com/">www.ladburyfuneralservice.com)