Anne Marie Berg, nee Naughton, age 95, formerly of Grand Rapids, Mich., born June 21, 1919 in Chicago Heights, Ill., died Friday evening, January 9, 2015 at Dammert Geriatric Center, Apartment Community at Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, Ill.
Anne Marie lived in the O'Fallon area for the past eight years and attended St. Nicholas Catholic Church.
Surviving are her children Dr. James Berg of Oakland Hills, Ill., Dr. Edward (Elfriede) Berg of Lansing, Mich., Maureen (Byron) Reichart, of Bourbon, Ind., Marcia (Ed) McGinley of O'Fallon, Ill., and Mary Jacquelynne (Edmond) Tell, of Waterloo, Ont., Canada; 15 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her dear husband of 60 years Marinus A. Berg, whom she married June 20, 1939 at St. Andrews Cathedral, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and her parents Anna Loretta, nee Cushing, and Timothy Ignatius Naughton.
The family of Mrs. Berg expresses special thanks to Hospice of Southern Illinois and the Apartment Community staff at Our Lady of the Snows for their exceptionally compassionate and loving care of our Mom. Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of the Snows Dammert Geriatric Center, 726 Community Dr., Belleville, IL 62223 or Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc., 305 S. Illinois St., Belleville, IL 62220. Condolences may be shared at www.wfh-ofallon.com.
Visitation: 4:00 – 7:00 pm, Friday, January 16, 2015 at O'Brien-Eggebeen-Gerst Chapel, 3980 Cascade Rd, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546.
Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 1935 Plymouth Ave, SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506, with Rev. Troy Nevins presiding.
Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.