Leona Mae Berge

SHE IS NOW DANCING WITH THE ANGELS LEONA WAS BORN 09-02-1954 TO DOROTHY LOUISE FREITAS AND WILLIAM EMIL KIDD JR. IN FORT BRAGG CA. SHE SPENT MOST OF HER YOUNGER YEARS IN FORTUNA CA. AND UKIAH CA. WHERE SHE WORKED AS A DENTAL TECHNICIAN. SHE MOVED TO THE ROGUE VALLEY IN THE LATE 90'S WHERE SHE MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE MICHAEL JAMES BERGE AND AFTER A LONG COURTSHIP THEY MARRIED ON MARCH 9, 2002. SHE WORKED AT WALMART FOR 13 YEARS AS A PHARMACY TECH. AND THEN MOVED ON TO BLACK OAK PHARMACY, WHERE SHE ALSO WAS A PHARMACY TECH UNTIL HER PASSING. SHE RESPECTED AND CHERISHED ALL OF HER COWORKERS AT BOTH PHARMACIES. HER HOBBIES WERE MOTORCYCLES, BOATING, FISHING AND SUN TANNING. WHEN LEONA WALKED INTO A ROOM SHE WOULD LIGHT IT UP WITH HER SMILE, HER LOVE OF FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND HER ANIMALS WAS UNCONDITIONAL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND- MICHAEL JAMES BERGE OF EAGLE POINT, OR. MOTHER- DOROTHY FREITA OF UKIAH, CA. CHILDREN-SON LEE PELASCINI OF EAGLE PT. OR AND DAUGHTER JULIE PELASCINI OF MIAMI, FL. STEP CHILDREN-WENDY WRIGHT AND HUSBAND GERALD OF TIGARD, OR. AND JAMES BERGE AND WIFE DEBBIE OF FORT DRUM, NEW YORK SISTERS- BEVERLY KRYSTOSEK AND HUSBAND DENNY OF FORTUNA, CA AND LYNDA HENDRICK-TAPLIN AND HUSBAND RICK OF HARBOR, OR. BROTHER- WILLIAM KIDD III OF UKIAH, CA SISTER IN LAW- DEANA LARSON AND HUSBAND ED OF MEDFORD, OR. GRAND CHILDREN- KAYLA, WAYNE, EMILEE, SHELBY, AND NICHOLAS STEP GRANDCHILDREN-SKYLER, JORDON,ALEX,LYDIA, AND MILLIE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN- LILLYAN, ANYAH AND JERRY JR. STEP NIECE-KAMIE BRADFIELD AND HUSBAND CRAIG OF MEDFORD, OR., STEP NEPHEW- TOM LARSON OF EAGLE POINT, OR. PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY FATHER-WILLIAM KIDD WILLIAM KIDD JR. AND SISTER BARBARA RICE. LEONA IS IN A BETTER PLACE NOW BUT SHE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE WILL BE BURIED AT EAGLE POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY IN EAGLE POINT, OR. ON SEPT. 20, 2012 AT 3:00PM. A POTLUCK WIll FOLLOW AT BUTTE CREST MOBILE PARK AT THE CLUB HOUSE FOR ALL FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS. HILLCREST MEMORIAL PARK & MORTUARY IN CARE OF ARRANGEMENTS. www.hillcrestmortuary.com