Jeanette M. (Hartl) Berger

Jeanette M. Berger, age 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family at Marshfield Medical Center, Palliative Care Unit on Thursday, February 23, 2023.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 5866 Main Street in Auburndale, WI on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. with Father Murali Anand Rayappan officiating.  Visitation for family and friends will be held at the Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home, 1010 East Veterans Parkway, Marshfield, on Thursday, March 2, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and also one hour before the time of service at the church on Friday.

Jeanette was born in Marshfield, WI, on July 13, 1936 to Leonard and Catherine (Hamus) Hartl. The temperature on her day of birth was 114, which still holds the record for the hottest temperature on that date in Wisconsin.  She grew up in Auburndale, attending St. Mary’s Catholic School and Auburndale High School, graduating in 1954.  She married Fritz Berger, Jr. on August 25, of that year.  They were married for 67 years when he preceded her in death a year ago on February 15, 2022.

Jeanette helped operate their businesses, Berger Super Service in Milladore from 1954 - 1970 and Auburndale Oil Company from 1970 - 1999.  She was employed seasonally at Figi’s for 25 years.  Following retirement, she volunteered at the hospital in the family surgical waiting room until 2020.  She enjoyed many crafts, especially cake decorating and floral arrangements.  She provided wedding cakes and flowers to many of her children, nieces and nephews.  She also spent many hours sewing, crocheting, gardening and truly loved cleaning. She took great pride in taking good care of her family, home and yard.

Jeanette is survived by her four children:  Cindy (Tom) Marti, Connie (Paul) Teska, Randy (Kim) Berger, and Vicki (Rob) Wiskerchen.  Grandchildren:  Nick (Ashley) Marti, Jordan (Julia) Marti, Luke (Becca) Marti; Eric (Jen) Teska, Katy Teska Higley, Amy (Chase) Biederman; Matt Berger, Reba (Tyler) Robida, Phil Berger; Olivia Wiskerchen, Molly (Luke) Stoflet, Bobby Wiskerchen, 14 great-grandchildren:  Amelia, Ruby, Hugo, Bart, Stanley, David, Nora, Elsie, Taylor, Logan, Macy, Ivan, Bentley and Eden, with two more on the way; one great-great-grandchild: Oaklynn.  She is further survived by sisters-in-law Clara Hartl and Dorothy Berger.

She was preceded in death by her parents, parents-in-law Fritz Sr & Louise Berger, brothers and sister-in-law Ray (Joanne) Hartl and Roger Hartl; brothers-in-law:  Walter (Vivian) Berger, Werner Berger, Albert (Agnes) Berger, Charles Berger and infant grandson Bradley Fritz Berger.

Mom believed in being kind and gave everyone the benefit of the doubt.  While we will miss her so much, we have so many beautiful memories and many good stories to carry us through. 

We would like to thank the staff at Wells Nature View - 21st Street staff, where she resided since July, and the staff at Marshfield Medical Center and Palliative Care Team, and the many people who visited her during this past year.

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