Thomas I. Berg, 63, of Granger, Iowa passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 31, 2018 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Madrid. Visitation was held on Sunday, December 30, 2018 from 3-6 p.m. at the Iles-Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Madrid. Burial was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2019, at the LeSueur River Lutheran Cemetery in New Richland, MN.
Tom was born November 28, 1955, in Minneapolis, MN, son of Sylvan and Lillian (Ausen) Berg. He received his education in New Richland, MN where he graduated from high school in 1974. He then attended carpenter trade school and began working in commercial construction near Rochester and also spent time in Saudi Arabia.
On August 21, 1976, Tom was united in marriage to Wendy Urban at the Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. They made their home in the Dexter and West Concord, MN where they operated a dairy farm from 1984 to 1996. They then moved to the Madrid-Granger area where he worked as a self-employed home builder.
Tom took great pride in his carpentry work and everything he did in life. In his early years he enjoyed playing football, wrestling, track and was involved in FFA and band. He also was a devoted Minnesota Gopher fan and enjoyed listening to talk radio.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Tom is survived by his wife Wendy, four children; Marshall (Lisa) Berg of Granger, Miranda (Jamie) Morgan of Madrid, Amos (Angela) of Fairbank, IA and Jamie (Kyle) Green of Silverdale, WA, seven grandchildren; Thomas and Mallory Berg, Alexavier, Maxwell and Finn Morgan, Brock and Braylee Berg and one on the way, a brother Syvert Berg of New Richland, MN.