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Doris Marie <I>Richard</I> Burger

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Doris Marie Richard Burger

Birth
St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Death
10 Nov 2014 (aged 90)
New Carlisle, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Burial
North Liberty, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 4:31 pm | Updated: 4:52 pm, Tue Nov 11, 2014.
Doris M. Burger
Sept. 29, 1924-Nov. 10, 2014
Doris M. Burger, 90, of La Porte, Indiana, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Hamilton Communities Inc. in New Carlisle, Indiana.
She was born Sept. 29, 1924, in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Marion Richards and Maggie (Kaser) Richards.
Doris worked for 18 years for Howmet-Austenal Corp. She was a member of North Liberty Church of Christ North Liberty, Indiana, and a former member of the County Line Church. Doris was a member of the Women's Bowling Association. Doris was a devoted wife and mother; she was a farmer's wife. She is described by her family as the best cook in the world. She loved to cook and always had food ready for the hired men working on the farm. In her spare time, Doris enjoyed spending time with her family or in church; she also enjoyed bowling, arts and crafts, and traveling to her second home in Avon Park, Florida, for the winter months. Doris was a much-loved mother who will truly be missed.
On April 12, 1941, in Lakeville, Indiana, she married Delbert Burger, who preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 2010.
She is survived by her two daughters Denise Burger and Debra Plank, both of La Porte; son Donald Burger of La Porte; six grandchildren Tina Burger of Ohio, Brian and Darrin Burger of Florida, and Jenny (Tom) Salat, Christine (Larry) Calvert and Jeff (Jennifer) Plank, all of La Porte; four great-grandchildren; and one sister Bonnie Roberts of South Bend, Indiana.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant son Ronald Burger; son Dean Burger; and three sisters Iris Grable, Linda Curtis and Marge Donahue.
Arrangements are being entrusted to Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 602 Maple Ave., La Porte, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Central Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, and at the North Liberty Church of Christ from 1 p.m. Eastern Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, until time of service. A life celebration will be held at North Liberty Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Eastern Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, with Pastors Tim Stewart and Hugh Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Fair Cemetery, North Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hamilton Communities, 31869 Chicago Trail, New Carlisle, IN 46552 or Center for Hospice Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.
Posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 4:31 pm | Updated: 4:52 pm, Tue Nov 11, 2014.
Doris M. Burger
Sept. 29, 1924-Nov. 10, 2014
Doris M. Burger, 90, of La Porte, Indiana, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at Hamilton Communities Inc. in New Carlisle, Indiana.
She was born Sept. 29, 1924, in South Bend, Indiana, the daughter of Marion Richards and Maggie (Kaser) Richards.
Doris worked for 18 years for Howmet-Austenal Corp. She was a member of North Liberty Church of Christ North Liberty, Indiana, and a former member of the County Line Church. Doris was a member of the Women's Bowling Association. Doris was a devoted wife and mother; she was a farmer's wife. She is described by her family as the best cook in the world. She loved to cook and always had food ready for the hired men working on the farm. In her spare time, Doris enjoyed spending time with her family or in church; she also enjoyed bowling, arts and crafts, and traveling to her second home in Avon Park, Florida, for the winter months. Doris was a much-loved mother who will truly be missed.
On April 12, 1941, in Lakeville, Indiana, she married Delbert Burger, who preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 2010.
She is survived by her two daughters Denise Burger and Debra Plank, both of La Porte; son Donald Burger of La Porte; six grandchildren Tina Burger of Ohio, Brian and Darrin Burger of Florida, and Jenny (Tom) Salat, Christine (Larry) Calvert and Jeff (Jennifer) Plank, all of La Porte; four great-grandchildren; and one sister Bonnie Roberts of South Bend, Indiana.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband; infant son Ronald Burger; son Dean Burger; and three sisters Iris Grable, Linda Curtis and Marge Donahue.
Arrangements are being entrusted to Haverstock Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 602 Maple Ave., La Porte, where the family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Central Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, and at the North Liberty Church of Christ from 1 p.m. Eastern Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, until time of service. A life celebration will be held at North Liberty Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Eastern Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, with Pastors Tim Stewart and Hugh Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Fair Cemetery, North Liberty.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hamilton Communities, 31869 Chicago Trail, New Carlisle, IN 46552 or Center for Hospice Care, 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.


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