"Dear Christine and Emily, My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Roy was my best friend and Dorothy was a good friend as well. I met Dorothy when Roy began dating her. I was part of the marriage ceremony as Roy's best man. Dorothy played an active role during the time that Roy was president of the Cliffdwellers Club in Chicago. Virginia and I attended many of the activities of the club and always enjoyed the presentation. Dorothy's father had a cottage on a lake in Wisconsin. It was fun for Virginia, my son, Eric, and I to visit both summer and if my memory serves me, we went cross country skiing in winter The last time I saw Dorothy was several years ago when my sister and I and a couple of friends spent a week on campus and stayed at the student housing that was located on the lake. One of the highlights of our trip was the guided trip through the art museum led by Dorothy who was a docent. My love to you all, Al Chilenskas alchil123@yahoo.com"
In loving memory of
Dorothy Berg
May 28, 1929 - April 28, 2018
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.
Cress Funeral & Cremation Services
3325 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53704
.608-249-6666
Tributes
"Dorothy was the sister of our good friend and best man, Phil Dahlberg. She was a very upbeat person. I remember talking to her when she was a principal and I a student teacher in Chicago Public Schools. She had to swap something with another principal to have enough report cards that year. We are so sorry to hear of her loss and pray for God's comfort. Marge and Dave Stueckemann "