Joan Arlene Berg was born on May 13, 1935 and raised on the family farm in Bashaw, Alberta, where she lived with her parents, Kristian and Nina Johansen, and older siblings, Percy and Lorraine (Gibson). Joan and Lorraine were often asked to sing at special events and at church, where Joan committed her life to the Lord. As a young adult, she worked as a Seniors Care Worker, a job well-suited as she was fun-loving and brightened everyone’s day. While attending a Luther League Convention in Calgary, Joan met a wonderful young man from Vancouver. She and Kai Berg were married in a double-wedding ceremony with sister Lorraine and Doug Gibson on June 13, 1959 in New Westminster. While living in Vancouver, Joan continued working with seniors and at Vancouver General Hospital where she prepared surgical trays. The couple were blessed with three sons: Myron, Randy and Ronald. The family spent a few years living in Outlook, Saskatchewan where Joan worked part-time in the kitchen of the Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute. After relocating to Mission BC, Joan remained at home, full-time, to raise her family where she was known as “Ma” to the many friends that came home with her boys. Throughout her life, Joan remained active in the church, led a committed prayer life and witnessed to whomever she met. She and Kai were living at Carrington House in Mission when she was promoted to her heavenly home on July 19, 2021. Joan will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Kai; her children: Randy (Holly), Ron (Taura), and daughter-in-law, Gillian (Shawn); and her grandchildren: Stefan, Amy Rose, Lauren (Curtis), Bryn (Chad), Kristian, Taeryn, Abigail, Karson and Evan. She is predeceased by her parents, her brother Percy, infant sister Vera, her infant son, and her oldest son, Myron Neil.
A funeral service will be held at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Mission, BC on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at 1pm.
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