Patricia V. Berger

1937 - 2023

Patricia V. Berger, 85, of Allegheny Township, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, in UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born May 10, 1937, in New Kensington, to the late William and Nickolena Naviglia Carson, and had been a resident of Allegheny Township since moving from New Kensington in 1956. Mrs. Berger worked as a telephone operator for Bell Telephone and was the owner and operator of the Well Come Inn, Lower Burrell (currently the Burrell Inn) and Berger's Grocery & Gas in Allegheny Township with her late husband. She was a member of Mt. St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, New Kensington, and was active with the Lower Burrell Shamrocks for many years. She loved reading and enjoyed old classic television shows and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her three children, Walter L. (Pamela) Berger, of Allegheny Township, Scott A. (Susan) Berger, of Apollo, and Tracie (Michael) Graham, of New Kensington; four grandchildren, Samantha (Thomas) Watson, Nathan Berger, Nicholas Graham and Tyler Graham; and sister, Marlene Roberto, of Lower Burrell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Berger Sr.; two grandsons, Joshua and Jacob Berger; and two sisters, Geraldine Gentile and Lorraine Leasure. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at THE RUSIEWICZ OF LOWER BURRELL FUNERAL HOME, 3124 Leechburg Road at Alder Street, where prayers of transfer will be said at 1 p.m. Saturday followed by Christian Funeral Mass at 1:30 p.m. in Mt. St. Peter Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Mausoleum, Lower Burrell. www.RusiewiczFH.com.