Dorothy Berg

At the age of 88, after a full, productive life, Dorothy Dahlberg Berg, passed peacefully away in Madison, Wisconsin. Her dearly beloved husband of 67 years, Roy Berg, predeceased her in March 2018. She is survived by her daughters from Maryland, Ellen Marie Berg and Christine Dorothy Berg. Additionally, she is survived by her son-in-law, Cyril W. Draffin, Jr. and her devoted grandchildren, Emelia and Mora Gold and William and Benjamin Draffin. Dorothy was born in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Chicago Teachers College and then received a Master's in Education from Northwestern University. Her career in education spanned teaching at the elementary school level and then principalships at Horace Mann Elementary School and Funston Elementary School in Chicago. Her bridge playing started with a group of college friends on the "El" in Chicago as they commuted to school and continued with the same group until she moved to Madison after early retirement to be with Roy in his new job. She traveled internationally with the Friendship Force to locations as varied as Egypt, Kenya, India, Nepal and Japan. As a docent at the Chazen Museum in Madison she most enjoyed educating the student groups.

Dorothy and Roy were predeceased by their son, Eric Martin Berg. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Eric Martin Berg Memorial Endowment at Knox College, Box K230, Galesburg, IL 61401 or www.knox.edu/berg.


A memorial service will be held in Washington DC at a later date. Private burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie, IL.


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