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Minerva Berry
MINERVA BERRY
Cedar Rapids
Minerva Berry, 100, died Friday, March 18, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held later.
Survivors include her children, Vivian J. (Gerald) Masters and Nancy E. (George) Kindl; grandchildren, Kirsten (Mark) Pollock, Charles L. Berry, Melissa (Mark) Fence, Wayne (Renee) Masters, Amy (Joe) Herwehe, Andrew (Emily) Berry, Molly Vanderpool and Robert (Megan) Berry; 15 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles (Dave) Berry; and sons, David A. Berry and Owen L. Berry.
She was born May 26, 1921, in Minnesota, She married July 27, 1940, in Cedar Rapids, where she remained for the rest of her life.
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