Memorial
Alice M. Berg-Owens, 98, a life-long resident of Cedar Rapids and currently of Summit Pointe, Marion, Iowa, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2015.
Alice was born January 31, 1916 at Ringsted, Iowa to Bertha (Ehlers) Rinderknecht and Henry Rinderknecht. She graduated from Shellsburg High School Class of 1933. She married the late Harry E. Berg on June 20, 1943. She later married the late Vernon Owens on September 5, 1998.
During World War II she was employed at Collins Radio and received the coveted E Award for superior service. She later worked at Wright Elementary School managing the school kitchen. She was a lifelong member of the Vinton Club.
She is survived by her children Jeffrey P. (Valissa) Berg (Valissa) and Suzanne A. (John) Dabbert; grandchildren: Brian (Stacey) Berg, Jody (John) VanHove, Lindsey (David) Oosterbaan, and Brant Rubin; and six great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by brothers Henry and Raymond Rinderknecht and sisters Ella Krug, Irene Beatty, and Wilma Penny.
Private burial services were held. Memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice.
Alice’s family would like to thank the wonderful staff of Mercy Hospice of Cedar Rapids and Summit Pointe for its loving care of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.