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Born |
01 Apr 1895 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
02 Jun 1895 |
Zion's Blue Mountain Church, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
minister: Thomas Calvin Leinbach
sponsor: the Parents |
Census |
1900 |
Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Benjamin S Berger (29, farmer), Mary J (29), Daniel (9), Maud (6), Samuel (5), George Ritzman (18, servant farm laborer) |
Census |
1910 |
Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Benjamin (39, Driver US Mail), Molly (39), Daniel (18, student), Maud (16, operator shirt factory), Samuel (15), Albert (8), Christina (68) |
Education |
1915 |
1913-1915: Kutztown State Normal School |
Military Service |
1918-1919 |
World War I, US Military |
Pvt in MT company 785 1918-1919 |
Census |
1920 |
Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Location: Fern Avenue
Samuel Berger (24), Helen M (22), Catheryn (1 3/12)
Occupation: clerk in hosery mill |
Census |
1930 |
West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Location: Perkasie Avenue, Samuel Berger (35), Helen M (32), Kathryn M (11), Russell A (9), Betty M (2 10/12) Occupation: Mail clerk, Post office |
Census |
23 Apr 1940 |
West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
district 6-104, p. 26 |
Died |
18 Aug 1980 |
West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Detail: Reading Hospital |
Cause: aucute myocardian infarction |
Address: 103 Perkasie Ave West Lawn, PA 19609 USA |
Buried |
21 Aug 1980 |
Pleasant View Cemetery, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Person ID |
I000008 |
Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe |
Last Modified |
04 May 2011 |
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Father |
Benjamin S Berger, b. 13 Feb 1871, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 May 1939, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Mother |
Mary Jane Potteiger, b. 29 Apr 1871, Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 03 Mar 1953, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
14 Feb 1891 |
Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Family ID |
F00039 |
Group Sheet |
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Family |
Helen May Unger, b. 02 Oct 1897, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 05 Nov 1978, West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
3 Jul 1917 |
Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
Detail: Rev. Ira W. Klick |
Children |
| 1. Kathryn Marie Berger, b. 07 Oct 1918, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 03 Jun 1996, West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
> | 2. Russell Arthur Berger, b. 21 Nov 1920, West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Feb 2001, West Brandywine Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania  |
> | 3. Living |
| 4. Richard Samuel Berger, b. 30 Nov 1932, West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 21 Nov 1992, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania  |
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Documents |
 | Marriage Certificate: Samuel Berger & Helen Unger
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 | Marriage Application: Samuel Berger & Helen M. Unger
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 | Samuel Berger & Helen Unger Marriage Certificate
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News |
 | Berger, Samuel & Helen (Unger) Marriage Announcement |
Last Modified |
23 Jan 2010 |
Family ID |
F00002 |
Group Sheet |
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Event Map |
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Event
 | Born - 01 Apr 1895 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Baptism - minister: Thomas Calvin Leinbach
sponsor: the Parents - 02 Jun 1895 - Zion's Blue Mountain Church, Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Benjamin S Berger (29, farmer), Mary J (29), Daniel (9), Maud (6), Samuel (5), George Ritzman (18, servant farm laborer) - 1900 - Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Benjamin (39, Driver US Mail), Molly (39), Daniel (18, student), Maud (16, operator shirt factory), Samuel (15), Albert (8), Christina (68) - 1910 - Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Married - Detail: Rev. Ira W. Klick - 3 Jul 1917 - Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Location: Fern Avenue
Samuel Berger (24), Helen M (22), Catheryn (1 3/12)
Occupation: clerk in hosery mill - 1920 - Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - Location: Perkasie Avenue, Samuel Berger (35), Helen M (32), Kathryn M (11), Russell A (9), Betty M (2 10/12) Occupation: Mail clerk, Post office - 1930 - West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - district 6-104, p. 26 - 23 Apr 1940 - West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Died - Detail: Reading Hospital - 18 Aug 1980 - West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Photos |
 | Samuel Berger & daughter Kathryn WWI Army Private Samuel Berger - Motor transport Company 785 - Honorably discharged 6 Feb. 1919 |
 | Samuel Berger & baseball teammate
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 | Benjamin Berger & Family Seated: Benjamin & Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger; standing Albert, Daniel, Samuel & Maude Berger |
 | Daniel, Samuel & Maude Berger
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 | Samuel Berger, 1980
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 | Sallie (Berger) Feick & nephew Samuel Berger
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 | Samuel Berger & Baseball Team
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 | Russell Berger, Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger, Samuel Berger, Kerrie Berger 4 Generations |
 | Samuel Berger Keystone State Normal School 3rd year 1915 |
 | Samuel Berger & Helen Unger, 1917
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 | Samuel Berger & baseball teammate
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 | Samuel Berger & Eli Back porch, 103 Perkasie Avenue |
 | Bergers & Ungers
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 | Berger Brothers and Wives Albert & Edna, Daniel & Flora, Samuel & Helen |
 | The Bride feeds the Groom - Sam & Helen 50th Anniversary
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| At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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 | Pals Samuel Berger & Russell |
 | Sam & Helen (Unger) Berger
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 | Dan, Maud, Sam & Albert Berger
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 | Berger, Samuel WWI
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 | Berger Homestead - 103 Perkasie Avenue, West Lawn
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 | Shomo School, 1903
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 | Bergers front: Flora (Unger), Dan, Edna (Hummel), Albert
rear: Samuel, Helen (Unger), Maud (Berger) Strauss |
 | Harvest time at 103 Nanna & Poppop |
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 | Classroom, Sam Berger teacher
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 | Bergers & Ungers
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 | Samuel Berger, Siblings and Spouses Albert, Edna (Hummel), Samuel, Helen (Unger), Claude Strauss, Maud, Flora (Unger), Daniel |
 | Samuel Berger - I.O.O.F. Member
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 | Nana, Poppop & Granddaughters
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Documents |
 | Birth/Baptism: Samuel Berger
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 | Death Certificate: Samuel Berger
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 | Letter of Recommendation: Samuel Berger - from Calvin Unger
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 | Birth Certificate: Samuel Berger
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 | Funeral Card: Samuel Berger, 1980
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 | Keystone Berger
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 | Keystone Baseball Team 1915 1st row 4 from left: Captian Samuel Berger |
 | 1937 City Directory (Reading Area)
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 | 1938 City Directory (Reading Area)
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 | 1941 City Directory (Reading Area)
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 | Samuel Berger - Muhlenberg Lodge No. 1085 I.O.O.F.
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 | Berger, Samuel - Lamb Award
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 | Berger, Samuel - Death Certificate
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 | Samuel Berger - Silver Beaver Award
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 | Samuel Berger - Cubbing Trainor certificate
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Headstones |
 | Berger, Samuel & Helen M. Berger · Samuel 1895 - 1980 · Helen M. 1897 - 1978 |
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Histories |
 | Our Family’s 20th Century History in Biographies .. 6 Alison D. (Berger) Boor Samuel Berger (Poppop) April 1, 1895 - August 18, 1980, age 85
Buried at Pleasant View
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Census Image |
 | Samuel Berger, Census Records (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930) Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania and
West Lawn, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Military Records |
 | WWI: Samuel Berger Induction Notice |
 | WWII: Samuel Berger Draft Registration |
 | WWI Diary: Samuel Berger
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 | Certificate of Remembrance Issued to Samuel Berger by the Carter Administration for service in WWI |
 | WWI Enlistment: Samuel Berger
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 | Discharge: Samuel Berger
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 | Discharge Request Letter: Samuel Berger
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 | WWI Draft Registration: Samuel Berger
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News |
 | Berger, Samuel - Lamb Award Reading Eagle, July 16, 1972 |
 | Berger, Samuel - obituary
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 | Berger, Samuel - Odd Fellows 55 year membership pin
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Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 1980.
Berger Services Scheduled
Services for Samuel Berger, 85, of 103 Perkasie Ave., West Lawn, a former school teacher in Wernersville and West Lawn, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. The Rev. William B. Fryer, Jr. will officiate in Advent Lutheran Church, West Lawn. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Spring Township. The Lamm & Witman Funeral Home, Wernersville, is in charge.
Berger, who was graduated from the former Keysteone State Normal School, Kutztown, in 1915, died Monday in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he was a patient since Aug. 7.
Born in Upper Tulpehocken Township, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Mary Jane (Potteiger) Berger.Until retiring in 1958, he was employed as a clerk by the U.S. Postal Service in its Reading office for 37 years.
He was a member of Advent Lutheran Church, Williamson Lodge 307, F & A M, Womelsdorf; DeMolay Commandery 9, Knights Templar; Creigh Council 16, Royal and Select Masters; Reading Chapter 152, Royal Arch Masons.
He also was a former commisioner and present committeeman of Troop 473, Boy Scouts of America, West Lawn; was a member of Lehigh Valley Joshua Association, and the Independent Order Odd Fellows, Lodge 1175, Shillington.
His wife, Helen M. (Unger) Berger, died Nov. 5, 1978. Surviving are two sons: Russell A., Rowley, Mass., and Richard S., Philadelphia, and two daughters: Kathryn M. Berger, at home, and Betty M., wife of Dorsen A. Berger, West Lawn. Also six granddaughters, seven great-grandchildren, and two brothers: Albert P., Shillington, and Daniel P., Reading.
- [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 18 Aug 1980.
Samuel Berger
Samuel Berger, 85, of 103 Perkasie Ave., West Lawn, died today at 10:50 a.m. in the Reading Hospital and Medical Center, where he was admitted Aug. 7.
The Lamm and Witman Funeral Home, Wernersville, has charge of arrangements.
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