BERG, Mary Louise Mary was born September 17, 1918 in Strongfield, Saskatchewan and died June 23, 2006 in Victoria, BC. She was predeceased by her husband, Enok Berg; three brothers: David, Larry and Arthur Finnerty. Mary is survived by two brothers: John (Dorothy) and Edwin Finnerty, four children: Eleanor Reimer (Jeffrey), Leonard Berg (Paulette), Lynn Bruvold (Alan), Jeanette Olson (Larry), eleven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mary taught school for forty-two years touching the lives of many students. In Saskatchewan she taught in Coterie, Mudie Lake and Pierceland. In 1967 she moved to the Yukon and taught in Carcross and Teslin until her retirement in 1983. She considered students more important than policy. She found innovative ways to capture imagination and engage young minds in an enriched curriculum. Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Mary loved and cared for the interests of her family until the end. In her journal which she kept until a month before her death, she spoke lovingly of her family, recording the daily events of children and grandchildren. We, her family, surrender her with thanksgiving. She will be dearly missed. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at First Memorial Funeral Services, 4725 Falaise Drive. Burial will immediately follow at Royal Oak Burial Park. A reception will take place at First Memorial after the interment. 262693