Helen Mae Berge

Helen Berge, age 104, of Litchfield, formerly of Edina, died on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Ecumen of Litchfield. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the Augustana Chapel in Litchfield. Private interment will be in the Fort Snelling Cemetery. Helen Mae Berge, the daughter of Nels and Kathrine Nelsen, was born on November 24, 1907, in Hutchinson, MN. She graduated from Hutchinson High School and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing. She then did a year of graduate study at Columbia University in New York. She worked at her chosen profession for several years in Minneapolis before she married and later at the Veteran's Hospital in Minneapolis until her retirement. In addition to her work, which she loved, she enjoyed time with her family, knitting in the winter and working in the yard in the summer. She was a long time member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and made many wonderful friends there. She aged gracefully, with dignity and humor. She was a great inspiration to her family and she will be missed, but remembered with a smile and with appreciation for a life well lived. She is survived by her daughter, Ann (and Cecil) Leitch of Litchfield, grandchildren, Jim Leitch (and Alexana Roshko), Katey Leitch (and Charles Lodge), Nancy Leitch (and Paul Amundson), Sara (and Eric) Forster, Randy (and Jill) Bergman, Mark Bergman and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Peder Berge, daughter Helen Bergman and sisters, Alpha, Doris and Alice.Previous Events Visitation Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Augustana Chapel 200 North Holcombe Litchfield, MN 55355 Visitation Wednesday, June 20, 2012 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Augustana Memorial Chapel 218 North Holcombe Avenue Litchfield, MN 55355 Visitation Wednesday, June 20, 2012 2:30 PM Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, MN