Ronald George Berry

8/22/1932 — 5/31/2023

• Service Date: 6/8/2023
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It is with sadness that we share the news of the death of our father, Ronald George Berry, 90. He died Wednesday, May 31, 2023, in Lewiston. He was born Aug. 22, 1932, on the family farm near Genesee, to George and Marguerite (Rosenau) Berry.

As a youngster, he moved with his family to Lewiston, and he graduated in 1950 from Lewiston High School. While serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he was stationed in Korea.

He and Janene Ruth Rose were married Sept. 10, 1955, in San Bernardino, Calif. They brought daughter Susan to Idaho with them when they returned to Lewiston in 1956. In 1957, daughter Sharilyn/Sarah was born. Ron retired from Potlatch Corp. in 1993.

Throughout his life, he was an avid outdoorsman; he enjoyed backpacking, fishing and hunting. In 1982, he climbed Mount Rainier with his daughter, Sarah. Eight times he rode his bicycle in the “I made the Grade” annual event. After retirement, he and Janene enjoyed driving their RV to Alaska for many summers. They subsequently spent summers enjoying life at Dent Acres on Dworshak. Ron was a longtime member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Lewiston. He was renowned by friends and family, for his enthusiastic ability to eat a lot of food, also known as having a “hollow leg.”

Ron is survived by his daughters, Susan Berry (Douglas James) and Sharilyn/Sarah Berry (Brooks Schomburg) along with Sarah’s daughter, Lauren Kathryn Berry-Kagan. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother, Kay, his sister Ann Marie Kemp and wife, Janene.

A committal service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 8, at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. A fellowship meal will follow at the church.

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Thursday, June 8, 11:00 AM

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Trinity Lutheran Church
920 8th Avenue
Lewiston, Idaho 83501

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