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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0a3f0f21egerdp.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0a6203c0.jpg" border=0 width="32" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#66334C" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="theBergs.org"><U><B>theBergs.org</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0a2f2f02egerdp.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="0a9a0910.jpg" border=0 width="160" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dedicated to the descendants and ancestors of Hans Peter Arnold Berg and Harriet Rosalia Sanders Berg.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ----------------------------</div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="theBergs.org"><U><B>Family News</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Email Addresses"><U><B>Email Addresses</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Reunions"><U><B>Family Reunions</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biographies of Ancestors"><U><B>Biographies of Ancestors</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family History"><U><B>Family History Information</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Complete Index"><U><B>Complete Index</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0baf0f03.jpg"> <div> Latest Family News</div> <bR> <div> <B>December 27, 2008 - Beverly Shepherd Daw Passes </B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0fdc8e50.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="229" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="3">Beverly Shepherd Daw 1927 ~ 2008 We are truly saddened by the passing of our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 27, 2008 due to causes related age.We are grateful that she taught us of Heavenly Father's plan because this knowledge brings such great comfort and peace to us at this time of temporary separation from her. She lived and taught the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and was a woman of great compassion, integrity, honor and respect. We will miss her and the love she so freely gave to each member of her family. She was born March 5, 1927 to William Leroy Shepherd and Myrtle Irene Berg Shepherd. They had six children, four daughters and two sons. She grew up in Murray, Utah attending Liberty Elementary, Murray Junior High and graduated from Murray High. Her father passed away when she was 15 years old and her mother remarried adding a sister and four brothers to her family. She married J. Weston Daw on May 7, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had six children; one daughter, four sons and a foster son. She was a faithful member of the church serving in many stake and ward auxiliary positions. She served two missions with her husband as his missionary companion when he served as President of the Columbia, South Carolina mission and as President of the Philippines, Manila Missionary Training Center. During the 16 years her husband served as the bishop of the South Cottonwood Ward she was equally yoked in his service and was truly a Bishop's wife in every respect providing the love, support and encouragement he needed along the way. She was a wonderful mother. She taught her children to pray, to exercise faith, a love the Book of Mormon, a desire to serve others, the importance of supporting priesthood leaders and the blessings and benefits of work, providing lengthy chore lists that had to be completed before leaving the house to play. She is survived by her five children; Karen Kammerath and her husband Steve, Ronald and his wife Tracey, Ryan and his wife Shelly, Terry and his wife Darcy, Gordon and his wife Nanete, her daughter-in-law Leisa Brown, 28 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sisters Janice Hilton and Joyce Downward and brothers Kenneth and Shirl Shepherd. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Weston, her foster son, Ervin T. Brown, her sisters Luana Shepherd and Marilyn Henline, and her brothers Donald, Brent, Obie and Clinton Anderson. The family and others will always remember her for her great love and devotion to her husband, the sacrifices she made on behalf of family, her faith in the Savior, her unwavering testimony of the Gospel, her childlike prayers, along with her example of service to everyone she knew and associated with but most of all for her example of what it meant to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ in everything she not only said but did. The family expresses gratitude to her friends (staff) at Sunrise for the care they lovingly provided to her during the past year of her life as well as the nurses and aides at CareSource. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 5, 2009 in the South Cottonwood Ward Chapel, 5600 South Vine Street Murray, Utah, at 12 noon. Friends may call at the Chapel Sunday, January 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Chapel from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday prior to the service. Burial in the Murray City Cemetery. The family suggests that contributions be made to the Missionary Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be shared online at www.Jenkins-Soffe.com </div> <bR> <div> <B>December 6, 2008 - Susan Berg Porter passes. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Susan Berg Porter oldest daughter of Robert S. Berg and Mary B. Kent passed away on Saturday December 6, 2008.  Susan had courageously battled cancer twice in her life. She is survived by her husband David Porter along with son Jonathan and daughter Jamie.  No funeral services are planned.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>December 13, 2007 - J. Weston Daw passes - </B></FONT>Read the <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="J. Weston Daw Obituary"><U>obituary</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>September 23, 2007 - Arnold Berg's Personal History - </B></FONT>The personal history of Arnold Berg has been scanned from it's original format  (11 x 17 geneology style sheets) into an electronic format.  <A HREF="Personal Histories/Arnold Berg.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personal Histories/Arnold Berg.pdf"><U>His history </U></A>is now available for review by family members (spelling grammar and content).  Please review the document and provide corrections to <A HREF="mailto:rhaslam@technologist.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:rhaslam@technologist.com"><U>Reed Haslam</U></A>. Family members who have other histories in electronic format and would like them posted on the web site are invited to send them too Reed.</div> <bR> <div> <B>September 22, 2007 - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The 4th bi-annual Berg Family Reunion was held today at Lone Peak Park in Sandy, Utah.  Many thanks go to Kathy Grotepas who was chairperson for this reunion and her sisters and brothers who assisted her.  They had done much work in preparing a theme, dinner and many fun activities for Berg family members who joined in the event.  They also paid for the location, decorations, and the main course for the meal. Many thanks to Clifford and Grance's children for preparing a wonderful afternoon for the entire family.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="PhotoAlbum/Reunions/2007/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PhotoAlbum/Reunions/2007/index.htm"><U>See photographs from the reunion</U></A>. I am sorry I did not get to all families before "Family BINGO" began.</div> <bR> <div> <B>March 2007 -</B> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Steven Morgan son of Gary and Rosemary Morgan completed his PhD in Physics at the University of Utah and moved to New Jersey to do post doctoral work at Priceton, University.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>November 3, 2006 -</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I>Zetta Anderson Berg passes away at age 92 in Bosie, Idaho.<A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Zetta Anderson Berg"><U> Read the obituary.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>June 27, 2006 -</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I>Jeffrey K. Berg, son of David and Marie Berg returned home after serving in the Costa Rica, San Jose mission.</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>May 30, 2006 - </B></I></FONT>Clifford S. Berg passed away at age 96. <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clifford Sanders Berg"><U>Read the obituary.</U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0ee80200.jpg" border=0 width="384" height="288" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>March 29, 2006 - </B></FONT>Michael Haslam received his mission call to serve in the Santa Rosa California Mission. He departs on June 7, 2006. HIs great-grandfather John H. Haslam built chapels in the Santa Rosa area in the late 1940's. We understand that the building still exists, but is nolonger owned by the church. Read the latest <A HREF="http://www.theHaslams.com/mike_mission.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theHaslams.com/mike_mission.h"><U>news from Michael's mission</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <B>September 23, 2005 - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Scott W. Morgan and Shalynn Edwards were married at 10:55am in the Salt Lake LDS temple. Scott is the son of Gary and Rosemary Morgan.  Scott and Shalynn live in the Los Angeles California area.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>September 17, 2005 - </B></FONT>Berg Reunion 2005 was held at the home of J. Weston and Beverly Daw.  See the <A HREF="http://www.theBergs.org/PhotoAlbum/Reunions/2005/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theBergs.org/PhotoAlbum/Reuni"><U>photographs</U></A>. The next Berg reunion will be in 2007.</div> <bR> <div> <B>May 26, 2005 - </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Remy and Lynn (daughter of Hugh and Sylvia Atchley) Van der Put announce the birth of a daughter Kathryn Anne Van der Put. Kathryn joins her sister Jocelyn and brother Ryan as the 3rd child in the Van der Put family.</FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="0e51bd50.jpg" border=0 width="283" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>May 22, 2005 - </B></FONT>David R. Berg has accepted chairmanship of the Berg Reunion for 2005.  Contact Dave at 801-947-0212 or Email <A HREF="mailto:berg@smartfella.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:berg@smartfella.com"><U>berg@smartfella.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>April 24, 2005 - </B></FONT>Grace Berg wife of Clifford Berg passed away at age 88. For more information see <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grace Virginia Parmley Berg"><U><I>Grace's Page</I></U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>March 29, 2005 - </B></FONT>Brian Morgan son of Gary and Rosemary Morgan passed away at age 42. For more information see <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brian W. Morgan"><U><I>Brian's Page</I></U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <U>The Osten Sondresen (Sanders) Family Farm in the Tin Valley in Norway</U></div> <div> Verna Berg Probst and Belle Sanders found the Bakke family farm in Norway when they visited Norway in the summer of 1955. The family relatives had changed their name to Bakke which was the name of the hill in the area.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0d9a28b0.jpg" border=0 width="674" height="395" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The Bakke Farm House (Build 1792, Picture from late 1800s)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="679" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 220 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0d64dd40.jpg" border=0 width="333" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0d740d50.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="213" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> Bakke Farm, Tinn, Telemark, Norway</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="319"><div> The Tinn Valley in Norway</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0d37c940.jpg" border=0 width="124" height="148" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>February 23, 2005</B></FONT><B> -</B> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >In semi-final judging held at Brighton High School Michael Dean Haslam was selected one of 15 finalists in Mathematics in the <A HREF="http://deseretnews.com/scholars/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://deseretnews.com/scholars/"><U>KSL Deseret News Sterling Scholar awards program for 2005</U></A>.  Michael was selected from among 50 other nominees in the category of Mathematics. Final judging is on March 9th at Alta High School.  The winners will be announced on March 30th at Cottonwood High School at the 44th annual sterling scholar awards program. </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="0d178a00.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="160" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>February 3, 2005</B> - Angela Haslam is selected to the Academic All-Stake girl's basketball team for class 5A. She will receive the award just prior to the girl's 5A state championship basketball game on February 26 at Salt Lake Community college. Last October she was named a member of the Academic All-State team for girl's volleyball.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>January 28, 2005 - </B>theBergs.org is launched.</div> <bR> <div> <B>January 6, 2005</B> - Bosie Idaho - Katherine Boren - </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0ce90600.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="96" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Denise Oshodi -- The Idaho Statesman -- Edition Date: 01-06-2005</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Katherine Boren, 16, a student at Boise High School, achieved a perfect score on her SAT exam. In addition to studying, she enjoys baking and hunting.</div> <bR> <div> A shy hunter. A gregarious singer. A busy swimmer. It's college application season, and these three local high school students received perfect scores this year on national college entrance exams.</div> <bR> <div> Days before Christmas, the Statesman profiled Tynan Smith, a Boise High School student who scored perfectly on the SAT I and PSAT.</div> <bR> <div> Parents and a high school counselor stepped forward and told The Statesman about other students who got perfect scores.</div> <bR> <div> Two of them — Katherine Boren, a junior at Boise High School, and Margaret Ellsworth, a senior at Timberline High School — scored perfectly on the SAT I: Reasoning Test this fall. A third, Diana Ye of Timberline, got a perfect score on the ACT.</div> <bR> <div> A total of 3,740 Idaho high school students took the SAT I: Reasoning Test or an SAT II Subject Test, according to the College Board. Both tests are used in college applications. The SAT I test is split into a verbal and a math portion, with the highest for each being a score of 800.</div> <bR> <div> Of all the students who took the test in Idaho, only 50 scored a 750 or higher on the math portion, according to the College Board. That means far fewer could have received a perfect 1600.</div> <bR> <div> Boren, 16, achieved that feat. She "likes to take standardized tests for fun," her mom, Joan Boren, says. "She just came this way."</div> <bR> <div> Katherine Boren enjoys the exactness of science and took a senior's calculus class with her sister, who is three years older. She's shy about having her picture taken. But there's more to the teen than that.</div> <bR> <div> She bakes — her brioche proves quite tasty — and hunts. She shot a bear months ago and served it up at what the family called a "bear-becue."</div> <bR> <div> Ellsworth, who also got a 1600, said she pursues singing as much as she can. The 18-year-old had to work with her high school career counselor to squeeze advanced choir classes into her schedule, which already bulged with other advanced courses.</div> <div> As far as the SAT goes, Ellsworth is proud but cautious about putting too much weight on the score.</div> <bR> <div> "I just think there's only so much that a standardized test can tell about you," she said.</div> <bR> <div> The discovery of her SAT score went a little something like this: "I went on the Internet and checked the score and I was like, those numbers, those are the same. They're not supposed to be the same," she said. "I called my mom right after I found out the score ... She let out a shriek that almost busted my ear on my side of the phone."</div> <bR> <div> Then her mom proceeded to tell everyone around her at a school carnival about the score, Ellsworth said. No other Boise, Nampa or Meridian public school reported a perfect SAT score. But Vicki Wimer, Ellsworth's career counselor at Timberline High School, wanted to recognize a student who got a perfect 36 on her ACT exam, another popular standardized test for college-bound students.</div> <bR> <div> Ye, a 16-year-old senior who skipped the second grade, scored perfectly on the ACT in June. She wants to study pre-med at the best university she can attend.</div> <bR> <div> "I hope it helps," Ye says. "It certainly can't hurt." Ye appears to be of the over-achieving stripe. She's on the swim team and in the marching band. She got into a special MIT program over the summer and studied vision neuroscience, or how the brain processes what people see.</div> <bR> <div> But, "I'm also kind of a slacker, too. I'm an overachieving slacker," Ye says. "If I push myself to do it, then I will. If I don't, I'll just stay at home and be lazy."</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>