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Norman Berrey Obituary
NORMAN GENE BERREY
August 29, 1945 ˜ October 12, 2023
Norman, who went by Gene, was born to Earl and Mary Berrey on Aug. 29, 1945, in Mount Clemens, MI. He loved God, his family and his country. He had a great sense of humor and loved teasing family and friends. Gene was a Vietnam veteran and served his country from 1965-1968. He was a master mechanic and later became a pastor of the Wesleyan church.
Gene is survived by his wife, Terry; and three children, Tamara (Tammy), Gene, and Phil. He is also survived by his brother, Roger; sisters, Pat and Sally; brother, John; and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Earl; and sister, Mary.
Celebration of life service to be held at Hazen Chapel - Wesleyan Church, 38813 NE 119th Ave., Amboy, WA 98601. Military honors service to follow at 2:30 p.m.
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Michael and Teri Kenning
October 28, 2023
We grieve with you and pray for strength for everyone. We have a hope to see him again. I always appreciated the kindness he showed when he and Terry visited us. The best part was he loved to talk about Jesus. May the Lord be with you all.
Denise Moore
October 25, 2023
We send you all much love and hugs..Gene will be missed. We are praying for God to bring you His comfort at this time..We love you.. Denise and Rusty
Beth Purves
October 25, 2023
The first time I met Pastor Gene was the Sunday he came to preach at our church in Hermiston. Something that was unrelated to the pastor had upset me so I decided to leave, he was unaware of what was going on he just noticed Rep and I left so he called our home and wanted to meet with us so we drove into town and had lunch with Pastor and Miss Terry after having a long conversation I knew then that we would be friends. Rep and I loved Pastor and had the utmost respect for him. He truly was one in a million...
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