Philip Merrett Berg was born on January 14, 1934 in Maryville to Clarence and Dolly Berg. He departed this life on July 21, 2009 at the Golden Living Nursing Home in Maryville at the age of 75.
Philip went to school and graduated the eighth grade in Parnell. Philip served in the United States Army from 1955-1956. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, cooking family dinners, playing dominos, playing pool, and his rat terrier dogs.
On August 27, 1957, Philip united in marriage to Donna P. Rowe in Ravenwood. She preceded him in death on January 11, 2002.
Survivors include his five daughters Valerie (Jerry) Rauch of Sheridan, Shelly (David) Berg of Athelstan, Stacey (Charlie) Supinger of Grant City, Amy (John) Hansen of Parnell, Wendy Berg of Sheridan; one brother, Francis (Erma) Berg of Maryville; one sister, Agnes (Harold) Teaney of Ravenwood; aunt Leona Stein of Gallatin; 10 grandchildren, Philip (Melissa) Owens of Hopkins, Mindy Carlson of Sheridan, Heather (Joe) Ackman of Maryville, Stephanie (Brett) Hardy of Grant City, Jason (Lynette) Berg of Hopkins, Ashley Adams of Grant City, Ryan Ballou of Union Star, Dawn (David) McClement of Pueblo, CO, Josh Hansen of Parnell, Tasha Hansen of Parnell; 15 great-grandchildren, Shelbi, Taylor, Austin, Johnny, Natalie, Adam, Emma, Sarah, Jacob, Jillian, Daryn, Dustin, Dayna, Dakota, and Diamond; and his special dog Daisy.
Philip was preceded in death by his parents Clarence & Dolly Berg, wife Donna P. Berg, and brother Alfred Berg.
He wil be sadly missed by all his family and friends.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Friday, July 24th at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City. Cremation will follow the service with interment at a later date in Rose Hill Cemetery, Parnell. Visitation was held Thursday, July 23rd from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
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