Daniel Frederick "Dan" Christopher Berry

Daniel Frederick "Dan" Christopher Berry obituary, Canton, NC

Daniel Frederick "Dan" Christopher Berry

Daniel Christopher Berry Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Crawford / Ray Funeral Home on Mar. 7, 2025.

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Daniel Berry passed away on March 1, 2025. Dan was born on September 14, 1946, in Santa Ana, California to the late Major Edmund Berry and the late Anne Walsh Berry. He grew up in many places as the son of a Marine, creating a love for many cultures. After the early deaths of his parents, he ended up in New Jersey with his stepfather. There, he met his wife, Joyce, in her dad's store, Erv's Sweet Shoppe. They got married and had three children. He was drafted into the Army to serve in the Vietnam War, and he was deployed for a year there.
Dan loved playing baseball and tennis and he watched football and NASCAR religiously. He always listened to music, and you could find him often listening to songs from the '50s and '60s as well as Irish shanties. You could always find him with a book nearby, reading anything he could get his hands on. He was proud of his children's and grandchildren's accomplishments, no matter how big or small. He cherished being a grandpa, creating lots of memories at home and on vacation, taking them to Disney World and other places. Pa could be found outside, creating games for his grandchildren to play and inventing stories to tell them. He relished being a great-grandfather, playing games and singing songs with them.
In addition to his parents, Dan was predeceased by his brother Ed.
Dan is survived by his wife of 58 years, Joyce Rask Berry; three children, Sandi Berry, DJ Berry (Susan), and Shannon Berry-Stepp; four grandchildren, Nicole Pinkerton, Felicia Stepp (Drew Mauldin), Dakota Stepp, and Junior Stepp (Kayla); two great-grandchildren, Hadley and Evangeline; two brothers, Joey Mazza and Tim Berry (Moe) and sister-in-law, Nancy Berry.
A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, March 23, 2025, in the chapel of Crawford / Ray Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 2:30-3:00 PM prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made in Dan's honor to one of his favorite charities, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Crawford / Ray Funeral Home and Cremation Service is deeply honored to be caring for the Berry family.

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Shannon Berry Stepp

March 17, 2025

He was just a man to most but he was my daddy. He had so many silent achievements and helping others to tackle theirs and never got credit for most didn't desire the attention just accomplished the goals. He loved his family guns and country. And would play with every generation of children born even those not ours. A child's laughter was music to his ears. Hard worker all his life. We will keep your memory going and not forget you. Love you forever old man ,father,dad pa,Dan.

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