Ann "Sherry" Berger

Ann C. Berger (“Sherry”), age 84, of Kinnelon, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, unexpectedly after the sudden onset of pneumonia.

Sherry was born on June 3, 1940, in the Bronx to the parents of Walter and Anna Lee. She grew up in East Paterson alongside her older sister, Patty, and younger brother, Walter; both siblings predeceased Sherry.

Sherry was a graduate of the 1958 East Rutherford High School. When Sherry was just 15, she met her love and life partner, Richard “Dick” Berger and the couple married on February 20, 1960. After marriage, the new couple lived in both Haskell and then East Rutherford for a period of time, before being blessed with three daughters and establishing their first home in Wayne, NJ. In 1984, the couple moved to Georgia Drive in Wayne where they spent 12 happy years before relocating to Kinnelon in 1997 to be closer to their daughters.

Sherry had a fulfilling career as a secretary at Repeat-O-Type, Marketing Action, and rounded out her career as an Executive Secretary for Teva Corporation, retiring 1997. 

Sherry was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, never happier than watching little ones at play. In addition to family, Sherry’s passions in life revolved around her love of animals. Throughout her life, Sherry owned and nurtured 7 dogs and became passionate about Bernese Mountain Dogs later in life. She rescued three of the breed and is sadly missed by her current Bernese, Willow. Sherry loved a good jigsaw puzzle, a wonderful meal, and was a voracious reader. However, she will most be remembered as a compassionate soul, as mother and friend, who listened without judgment and gave advice only when asked. Her reasoned, thoughtful input, with a side of an occasional dry wit to remind all not to take life too seriously, will be sorely missed.

Sherry was the beloved wife of Dick, who predeceased her in 2021, blessed in marriage for 60 years. She was the loving, devoted mother of: Lisa and husband Michael of Kinnelon, Lori and husband Peter of Kinnelon, and Linda and husband Ron of Lower Saucon, PA; cherished grandmother of: Marissa and husband Tom Mongelli of Pompton Plains, Nick Locarno of Hope, Jennifer Locarno of Wolcott, Colorado, Maranda Micciche of Florham Park, Aquinnah Silverman of Ann Arbor, MI and Bela Silverman of Medford, MA; much loved Great-Grandmother of Mia and Maeve Mongelli of Pompton Plains, NJ. Sherry also held much love in her heart for her nieces: Polly Pavlak of Seminole, FL, Cherie Mainenti of Seminole, FL, and Sandy Lee of Simpsonville, SC, and nephew Frank Mainenti Jr. of St. Petersburg, FL.

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In lieu of flowers, donations will be appreciated to one of the following charitable organizations:

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Memorial Processing

501 St. Jude Place

Memphis, TN 38105-9959

Eleventh Hour Rescue

P.O. Box 218

Rockaway, NJ 07866

Send cash or check donations to the above address with the note “General”

For both charities, please indicate that your gift is in memory of Sherry Berger.