Leah V. Berg

LEAH BERG (1928-2019) Leah Virginia Berg, 90 of Cedar Falls, Iowa passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019 at NewAldaya Lifescapes, in Cedar Falls. Leah was born and raised in Toledo, Iowa where she graduated from Toledo High School. After graduation she earned her nursing degree from Evangelical Hospital of Marshalltown in 1953. She started her career as a surgical nurse at the Evangelical Hospital in Marshalltown. While in Marshalltown, Leah meet the love of her life, Jack, on a blind date to the movies. She still has the ticket stub from that first blind date. She married H. Jack Berg on March 4, 1956. They shared a love for each other that is rare and admirable. Leah kept every love letter that Jack had written to her over the years. Leah had a passion for helping people and did so through her work as a registered nurse. Once moving to Cedar Falls, she worked at Sartori Hospital, Medical Associates and finally, at the private practice of Dr. Crandall until retirement. She also devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to her husband and family. Leah enjoyed spending time outdoors. She would often ride her bicycle along the trails while Jack was fishing. Throughout the years she attended aquatic exercise classes with friends and enjoyed going out to lunch frequently. Leah enjoyed gardening and took great pride in her flower garden especially her fern leaf peonies. She was also a great baker. The family has fond memories of her famous coffee cake made each Christmas, spritz cookies, and her secret family recipe for chocolate angel food cake. There have been many failed attempts by family members to duplicate Leah’s recipes. Leah loved being around her family. Leah and Jack were always willing to help babysit grandchildren and great-grandchildren or any of the family dogs. Her granddaughters have fond memories of back to school shopping, having lunch at Bishop’s, swimming, and getting ice cream while visiting. They loved watching their twin great-grandchildren several days a week when they were babies. Leah will be remembered most for her kindness, patience and caring manner towards everyone she met. Leah is survived by three children: Becky Poe (Dallas) of Waterloo, IA, LeAnn Courbat (Tim Blau) of Phoenix, AZ, and Bill Berg (Carrie) of Des Moines, IA; granddaughters, Michelle Smith (Mark) of Basehor, KS, Jamie Blau of Phoenix, Holly Thompson (Jake) of Shell Rock, IA, Jill Bigelow (Ben) of Phoenix, Claire and Allison Berg of Des Moines; and great-grandchildren, Cole and Emma Thompson, Avery and Olivia Bigelow. Leah is also survived by a sister, Pauline Weekly of Wichita, KS; and a brother, Joe Clark of Grinnell, IA. A combined memorial service will be held for Leah and her husband, Jack at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 27th at Richardson Funeral Service with visitation one hour prior to the service. Military honors will be conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49 Honor Guard and the Iowa Army National Guard. A luncheon will follow in Scott Hall at First United Methodist Church, Cedar Falls. Memorials may be directed to the family to be directed to Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49.

Leah V. Berg

November 28, 1928 - September 20, 2019