Hilda D. Berta's Obituary
Hilda D. Berta 85 years of age, a lifetime Hiram area resident, passed away Thursday January 22, 2009 at Copeland Oaks in Sebring, Ohio. Mrs. Berta was born January 10, 1924 in Streetsboro, Ohio the daughter of the late Harry C. and Florence (Elliman) Dade. Mrs. Berta was employed by the Cleveland Public Library after which she worked for the Portage County Library in Hiram for 20 years retiring in 1984. She was a member of the Hiram Christian Church and the Christian Women's Fellowship, and the Hiram Garden Club. Reading, sewing, knitting and traveling with her husband over most of the United States were her pastimes. On June 2, 1946 she married Gaza C. Berta who survives her, as well as her son Mark Charles Berta of Uniontown, Ohio; daughters, Kathryn (William) Neff of Winter Haven, Florida, Barbara Berta of Bowling Green, Ohio and 7 grand-children. Her brothers Merrell and Edgar Dade and sister Helen Dade preceded her in death. A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Mrs. Berta will be Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. a the Green Family funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua, where friends may call from 9:30 A.M. until the services. Final resting place for Mrs. Berta is at Evergreen Cemetery in Streetsboro. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials in her name to the Oaks Foundation, 715 S. Johnson Rd., Sebring, Ohio 44672. www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com (Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service, (330) 274-3145) More Condolences may be viewed here
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