Elizabeth Anna Berges
Born: April 14th, 1872
Died: September 2nd, 1973
Obituary
Elizabeth Anna Berges, who was 101 years old last spring, died at 1:25 pm Sunday, Sept. 2, in Danville Community Home, Danville. She had been a resident of the home for three years.
Miss Berges was a retired self-employed seamstress. She was born April 14, 1872, at Primrose, in Lee county, the daughter of the Rev. John . and Wilhelmina Guth Berges. She was a member of Zion United Church of Christ and of the Women’s Fellowship of Zion Church.
Surviving: two brothers and a sister, Arthur Berges, Birmingham, Mich., Adolph Beres, and Mrs. Emma Morlock, both of Burlington. A memorial fund has been established for her church.
Funeral: Wednesday at 1:30 at Prugh’s Chapel, Rev. David Michael; Aspen Grove Cemetery.