Evelyn B. Berry

1926 - 2017

Berry, Evelyn B.

Evelyn B. Berry age 90, of Buena Vista, passed away Saturday afternoon May 6, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral Services for Evelyn "Tootie" will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday May 13 at the Shuda Plover Funeral Home - Plover. Pastor Jim Verkest will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM Saturday until the time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Liberty Corners Cemetery.

Evelyn was born August 2, 1926 in Lanark, the daughter of James and Elsie (Yost-Krenn) Swan. She graduated from Waupaca High School. Evelyn married Lloyd Berry on January 27, 1945 at the United Methodist Church in Plover. After their marriage the couple settled on the family farm. Evelyn worked the farm with her family and still fed calves at the age of 85! She liked cooking, baking, gardening, canning, and feeding anyone that visited the home. She also enjoyed, reading, watching game shows, and going to the casino. She enjoyed playing a competitive game of Scrabble with her daughter Brenda. Most of all Evelyn loved being with her family and sharing with her grandchildren their events, and attending all the sporting events they participated in. She was an avid Brewers and Packers fan.

Evelyn is survived by four children: Janice (Ralph) Turzinski, Almond; Nancy (Richard) Hocking Sr., Rosholt; Brian (Donna) Berry, Plover; Brenda West, Stevens Point. 14 Grandchildren, 30 Great Grandchildren, 11 Great-Great Grandchildren. Many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lloyd in December of 2015, her sister, Dorothy Christianson, her brother Everett Swan, 2 half-brothers: Bernhart and Arthur Krenn, 2 half-sisters Mabel Rauh and Glendora Dulske.

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