Obituary of Margaret C. Berger

BERGER, Margaret C. Age 88 of Broad St. in Horseheads and recently of Hellertown, PA passed away Sat. Feb. 2, 2013 after a brief illness. She was the second of ten children , Margaret was born on Dec. 13, 1924 in Luzerne, KY to Christopher Denton and Veda Chloe (Lovell) Covington. Margaret came to live with an aunt in Elmira at the age of 16 because there were no jobs in Kentucky. During WWII, Margaret worked in an airplane factory as “Rosie the Riveter”. After the war, she worked at Bendix-Eclipse and Remington Rand in Elmira, NY. It was at Bendix that she met her future husband, Robert C. Berger who predeceased Margaret on Dec. 3, 2008. The first time he saw her, he told a co-worker that Margaret was the girl he was going to marry. They were married in Green’s Chapel, Greenville, KY, on June 30, 1946 and were married for 62 years. Margaret also attended cosmetology school and received a beautician’s license, working as a hairdresser ( and cutting her sons’ hair) for many years. Margaret was devoted to her church, Calvary Baptist Church, now Lighthouse Baptist Church in Horseheads. A charter member, she served the church for fifty years in many different capacities: Sunday School teacher and superintendent, Pioneer Girls Leader, Vacation Bible School and Deaconess. For the past thirteen months, Margaret was living at Saucon Valley Manor, an assisted-living facility in Hellertown, PA, to be near family. She is survived by sons, Robert D. (Donna) Berger of Springtown, PA, Ronald (Susan) Berger of Cazenovia, NY; Grandchildren, Adam T. (Sabrina) Berger, Emily K. (Todd) Guill, and Julia L. Berger; Great grandchildren, Aidan, Rowan, Piper and Marlo Berger; Brother, Larry Wayne (Sharon) Covington of Louisville, KY; and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to call at the Barber Funeral Home 413 S. Main St. Horseheads on Wed. Feb. 6, 2013 from 3-5:00 pm. Her service will follow there at the funeral home at 5:00 pm. Private interment in Maple Grove Cemetery in Horseheads. Those wishing may remember Margaret with memorials in her name to Lighthouse Baptist Church 209 Gardner Rd., Horseheads, NY 14845. Condolences and remembrances may also be left and viewed at www.barberfuneralhome.com.