
| Name | George Gerhardt BERG [3, 4, 5, 6] | |
| Prefix | Captain | |
| Suffix | Sr. | |
| Birth | 1949 | Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | GEORGE GERHARDT BERG Posted Saturday, July 16, 2022 6:00 am George Gerhardt Berg, 73, died on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital. George was born in the hospital at Marinette, Wisconsin, the second son of the Rev. John Berner Berg and Alfreda Elizabeth Moller Berg; they resided in the nearby community of Porterfield. George's older and living brother, "Johnny" John Allen Berg, and a younger and living brother, Rolf Berg, are in Wisconsin. He was predeceased by the oldest sibling, their sister, Ann Berg Oie, in 2000. He graduated high school in Wisconsin in 1966 and went to the University of Wisconsin, from which he graduated with a degree in geography. He then enlisted in the Marines in 1970 and was a Vietnam War veteran and a captain. He was initially stationed at Parris Island Marine Base, Parris Island, where he met "Millie" Mildred Hall Shaw, who was living in Beaufort. They married on Oct. 6, 1973, in Sumter, and he was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1981. He then went to the University of South Carolina and got a degree in accounting. He was later employed by SAFE Federal Credit Union as a network manager for 15 years. He was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. They subsequently had two children: a girl, "Amy" Amanda Lee Berg; and a boy, "G2" George G. Berg II. Amy married Geoff Roberts, and they had Christopher Allan and Elizabeth Anne. G2 married "Chelly" Michelle Labordo of the Philippines, and they had Milana and Naomi. Chelly's parents, Emmanuel and Susana Labordo, also came to Sumter. The whole family lives in Sumter, and George and Millie had been enjoying retirement and family in Sumter for years. A funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Anne Catholic Church with Father German "Gerry" Cocquilla Jr. officiating. A cremains burial service with military honors will be held at Sumter Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations in George's memory were desired by him to be made to the Knights of Columbus, 705 Haynsworth St., Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [1] | |
| MILI | U. S. Marine Corps, stationed at Cherry Point, North Carolina He enlisted in the Marines in 1970 and was a Vietnam War veteran and a captain. He was initially stationed at Parris Island Marine Base, Parris Island, where he met "Millie" Mildred Hall Shaw, who was living in Beaufort. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps in 1981. [1, 4] | |
| _UID | 89A58347E23A446F8AE79ACDC426C3F03CDB | |
| Death | 12 Jul 2022 | Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 19 Jul 2022 | Sumter Cemetery, (Full Military Honors with Military) Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1] |
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| Person ID | I99172 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 4 Jul 2024 | |
| Father | Reverend John Berner BERG | |
| Mother | Alfreda Elizabeth MOLLER | |
| _UID | 7727D147C8D542C7BC01A301435ED44476AC | |
| _UID | 7727D147C8D542C7BC01A301435ED44476AC | |
| Family ID | F88393 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mildred Hall “Millie” SHAW, b. 1 Feb 1945, Sumter, South County, South Carolina d. 30 Jun 2023 (Age 78 years) | |||||
| Marriage | 6 Oct 1973 | Trinity Methodist Church, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [1, 2] |
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| _UID | 9A87D007D1C24B6E9F437D72EA6DDD74BD44 | |||||
| _UID | 9A87D007D1C24B6E9F437D72EA6DDD74BD44 | |||||
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| Family ID | F68714 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||
| Last Modified | 7 Jul 2023 | |||||
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