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Frances Berger Obituary
Mrs. Frances V. Berger, 85, of 161 Roemerville Road, Greentown, PA, passed into eternal rest on Saturday, July 11, in the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. She was the widow of the Rev. James Thomas Berger Sr.
Prior to retiring, she was a home health aide.
Born in Lehighton, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Elsie A. (Sowers) Kresge.
She was a member of St. John Episcopal Church, Hamlin, PA.
In her spare time, she enjoyed crocheting, flowers and spending time with her loving family.
Surviving are a daughter, Rebecca Ann Dooley of Stroudsburg; a son, James Thomas Jr., and his wife, Betsy, of Greentown; three grandchildren, Rachael Lee Wasniewski, James Thomas Berger II and Jennifer Elizabeth Berger; four great-grandchildren, Kayla Marie Wasniewski, Akira Lynn Wasniewski, Kyle James Schilling and Keith Blood; two great-great-grandchildren, Brian Alexander Wasniewski and Ava Rose Wasniewski; and nieces and nephews.
She was also predeceased by a grandson, Brian Thomas Wasniewski; two sisters, Alverna Gombert and Ruth Carrigan; and three brothers, Paul, Bill and Donald.
Service: Funeral service 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, Andrew P. Ovsak Funeral Home, 190 S. Fourth St., Lehighton, with the Rev. Edward Erb officiating. Interment, Gnaden Huetten Cemetery, Lehighton. Call 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday. Contributions in her name may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., Wilkes Barre PA Office, 65 E. Elizabeth Ave., Suite 502, Bethlehem, Pa. 18018. Online condolences can be offered at www.ovsakfh.com.
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Thomas Mc Clellan
August 5, 2015
I was sorry to learn of the passing of Mrs. Frances Berger. I have nothing but fond and happy memories of Father & Mrs. Berger at the time of their several visits to St Mary's Church in Philadelphia. It was always a joy to see them. After the death of Fr Berger, we also were delighted to welcome his widow back to St Mary's. We will remember her and her family in prayer. May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.
-Fr Tom Mc Clellan
July 26, 2015
Aunt Frances,
Thank you so much for sharing your happy, fun, loveable self with Christian and me. You never failed to make us laugh. From the graduation parties to the birthday parties and, of course, that little conversation in the car! ;) I very much appreciated and enjoyed you teaching me how to crochet while relaxing in the sand on Promise Land Beach. And, mmmm, all those blueberry goodies, what talents you have shared! We will treasure you in our memories and hearts forever.
Love, Marci and Christian xoxo
July 26, 2015
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Corinthians 5:1
July 26, 2015
Frances†
May your soul rest in peace and light perpetual shine upon you.
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