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Lynn McCollum (Berg) - Class Of 1967 VIEW PROFILE

Lynn McCollum (Berg)

Adams 1967 Lynn (McCollum) Berg

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Lynn Rosse Berg, nee McCollum, passed away on May 9, 2017 surrounded by family and friends at the Alexian Brothers Hospice Residence. Lynn was born in Kirksville, Missouri. Her family moved to South Bend, Indiana and then to Mesa, Arizona where she attended Westwood High. Her family returned to South Bend where she graduated from John Adams High School. She then graduated from Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as an RN. She moved to the Chicago area where she was a homecare nurse, a hospice nurse and a hospice admissions director, spanning a career of more than 35 years. Lynn provided compassionate and loving care for hundreds of patients over her career. Lynn's patients and colleagues loved her. She met James (Jim) Berg at Triton College. They married in 1979, and lived in Oak Park, Illinois where their three children were born. They moved to Naperville in 1988. Lynn created cherished memories for her children by supporting the activities they were passionate about. She spent countless hours travelling to and attending swim meets, soccer games, and dance competitions while always cheering on her children. Lynn helped form what has become known as the Dinner Group, a group of friends who enjoyed cooking and visiting restaurants together. The Group continues through today, almost forty years later. Lynn's family wishes to thank her circle of friends, former Vitas colleagues, Naperville neighbors, friends from Knox Presbyterian Church, and the Dinner Group friends for their generous gifts of time and care over the past year. This wonderful group of friends allowed Jim to continue to work while they cared for Lynn. Her family also wishes to express appreciation for the outstanding care provided by Alexian Brothers Hospice Residence. Lynn is survived by her husband of 38 years Jim Berg, her daughters Jennifer Wright (David Hamm) and Lauren Gevry (Ronald), her son Andrew Berg (Susy Oviedo), granddaughters Adelynn Gevry and Nora Gevry, grandsons Liam Berg and Benjamin Gevry, and sister Jane McCollum (David Buck). Lynn was preceded in death by her brother Timothy Patrick McCollum, her mother Ruby McCollum, and her father David McCollum. Lynn's memorial service will be held later this summer on her birthday August 5th. Details to come. Please send donations to Alexian Brothers Hospice. They took amazing care of Lynn. Website: http://www.alexianbrothershealth.org/services/hospice/ Arrangements by Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Homes & Crematory. Info 630-355-0264. www.beidelmankunschfh.com

Published in the Naperville Sun from May 17 to May 19, 2017

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jmc 12 may 2017



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