Doris Irene CHANDLER

1919 - 1994  (75 years)

• Name	Doris Irene CHANDLER
  Born	19 Jul 1919	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States
  	The marriage certificate for her son, Marty, to Jerrilee Lucas shows her birthplace as Wenatchee, Wash.
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Jan 1920	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States
  	1920 Federal Census
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States
  	1930 Federal Census
  Residence	1935	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States
  	The 1940 census shows that Doris lived in Orondo, Douglas County, Wash. in 1935.
  Occupation	1940	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States
  	Servant
  	Doris was living with and working for the Jessett family. She was a nanny to their children while attending a business college. Thomas Jessup was the Rector at St. John's Episcopal Church. In 1939 she had worked for 46 weeks and earned $214.
  Census	8 Apr 1940	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States
  	1940 Federal Census
  	Doris is found living with the Thomas and Louise Jessett family. He was the rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Olympia, and Doris served as the nanny to the three children in the family, Arthur (age 8), Frederic (age 6), and Angela (age 1). They lived in a house at 310 W. 16th Avenue, rented for $40 per month that was not on a farm. Doris was 20 years old, born in Washington, and had completed 4 years of high school. In 1935 she had lived on a farm in Orondo, Douglas County, Washington. She had worked 44 hours in the previous week. She had worked 46 weeks in 1939 with an income of $214 with income from no other sources.
  Residence	8 Apr 1940	Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, United States
  	310 W. 16 Ave.
  	Doris was living with and working for the Jessup family. She was a nanny to their children while attending a business college. Thomas Jessup was the Rector at St. John's Episcopal Church.
  Died	3 Oct 1994	Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
  	Cause: cardiomyopathy/type 2 diabetes and hypertension
  	The death certificate shows the time of death as 12:25 am. The funeral home listed on the death certificate was: Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home, Inc. 2005 Branch Ave. Anoka, MN 55303 license number 0312 The attending physician listed on the death certificate was: James Larrabee, MD. Group Health Inc. 1415 - 81st Ave. NE. Spring Lake Park, MN. 55432 license number 0265300 He last saw Doris on 24 Aug 1994. He signed the death certificate on 19 Oct 1994.
  Funeral	6 Oct 1994	Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States
  	Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home
  	There was a visitation at the Thurston-Lindberg Funeral Home in Anoka for the many friends and relatives in the Twin Cities that would otherwise not travel to Starbuck for the funeral.
  Funeral	7 Oct 1994	Starbuck, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Starbuck Funeral Home
  	Rev. Magnus Peterson officiated at the funeral and burial for Doris Berg.
  Graduation	High School
  	The 1940 census shows that Doris had completed four years of high school, and her death certificate shows that she had completed 12 grades.
  Name	Doris Berg
  Name	Doris Bergh
  Name	Doris C. Berg
  Name	Doris Chandler
  Name	Doris I. Berg
  Name	Doris Irena Chandler
  Name	Doris Irene Berg
  Name	Doris Irene Chandler Berg
  Name	Dorris I. Chandler
  Name	Merlin Berg
  Name	Mrs. Doris Berg
  Occupation	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
  	retail banking industry
  	Doris held various positions at First National Bank in Minneapolis including clerk, teller, and page supervisor. 1953 1958 Minneapolis Directory
  Reference Number	C3
  Buried	7 Oct 1994	Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States
  	Bethesda Covenant/Bethany Lutheran Cemetery Pope County, Minnesota, USA Find A Grave Memorial 73550525 Reverand Magnus Peterson officiated at the funeral held for Doris Berg at the Starbuck Funeral Home and at the burial at Bethany Lutheran Cemetery.
  Notes	WikiTree Profile Chandler-3402
  Person ID	I37	BergSletten
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Earl Baxter CHANDLER,   b. 17 Sep 1886, Alsea, Benton County, Oregon, United States ,   d. 5 Aug 1956, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, United States  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Emma Elizabeth SONNEY,   b. 15 Aug 1893, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska, United States of America ,   d. 14 Jun 1982, Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, United States of America  (Age 88 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1913	Waterville, Douglas County, Washington, United States of America
  Church	1913-	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States of America
  	Orondo Community Church
  	The Chandlers were members of the Orondo Community Church where Earl was a deacon and trustee.
  Residence	1913-1956	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States of America
  	At the time of his father's death, Earl was living in Orondo, Washington. The 1930 census shows that they owned their home and a radio.
  Albums		CHANDLER-SONNEY (33) Media pertaining to Earl Chandler and Emma Sonney and their descendents.
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merlin Francis BERG,   b. 28 Apr 1917, Hodges Township, Stevens County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 28 Dec 1999, Albert Lea Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States  (Age 82 years)
  Married	15 Aug 1942	Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, United States of America
  	The marriage certificate for Merlin F. Berg and Doris Irene Chandler was issued by Dale County, which is the county where Camp Rucker was located, but they were actually married in Dothan, which is in Houston County. I suspect this had something to do with the military jurisdiction. They were married at the Episcopal Church in Dothan. While in Olympia, Doris worked as a nanny for the Jessup family. She also lived with them. Mr. Jessup was a minister at the Episcopal Church in Olympia. He wrote Doris a letter that she took to the minister at the church in Dothan as a reference so they could be married in a church. Otherwise, the army would probably have preferred them to be married on post. Doris took the bus from Washington and spent the night she arrived in the guest house. She shared a room with a woman named Eleanor. Years later, after moving to Hayward, Minnesota in 1971, Bud and Doris became acquainted with a couple called Lornie and Eleanor Stotts. Lornie was the janitor at the elementary school in Hayward. Eleanor had stayed at the guest house at Camp Rucker in mid-August 1942 and roomed with a woman named Doris.
  Residence	Between 15 Aug 1942 and Apr 1943	Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
  Residence	Between Apr 1943 and Jun 1943	, , Minnesota, United States
  Residence	Between 28 Jul 1943 and Sep 1943	, , Washington, United States of America
  	Presumably Orondo, but the source did not specify.
  Residence	Between Sep 1943 and 29 Nov 1943	Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America
  Residence	Between 29 Nov 1943 and Apr 1944	Nipomo, San Luis Obispo County, California, United States of America
  Residence	Between Apr 1944 and Jun 1944	Smartsville, Yuba County, California, United States of America
  Residence	Between Jun 1944 and Dec 1945	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States of America
  	Doris lived with her parents while Bud was overseas. Her first child, Merlin, was born during this time.
  Residence	Between Dec 1945 and May 1947	Orondo, Douglas County, Washington, United States of America
  	Bud, Doris and Merlin lived in several locations during this time frame: Lived in Uncle Clyde's house Stayed with Oatey children Lived in Bud Johnson's house The Henderson House The folks little House   Mart is born Oct. 26, 1946
  Residence	Between May 1947 and Jun 1949	East Wenatchee, Douglas County, Washington, United States of America
  Residence	Between Jun 1949 and Aug 1951	Twisp, Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America
  	Doris Berg's list of residences shows that they lived in Twisp from June 1949 till Aug. 1951. Mary Reese's obituary, in 1950, shows that Bud was living in Twisp, Washington.
  Residence	Between Aug 1951 and Sep 1952	Orchard Gardens, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	Information on the internet (24 Jun 2021) places Orchard Gardens in Burnsville, Dakota County, but previously I thought I identified it as part of Bloomington, Hennepin County. The Berg family lived in two different locations during this time frame, identified by Doris as the little house and the big house. They moved to Orchard Gardens because Bud's sister, Florence, and her husband, Steve, lived there. Merlin recalls that one of these houses had a dirt floor, probably the little house.
  Residence	Between Sep 1952 and May 1953	Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	78th & Lyndale
  Residence	Between May 1953 and Jan 1956	Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	200 W 98th
  	1955 Minneapolis Directory shows that they lived at 200 W 98th which is actually in Bloomington. Although the 1953 Minneapolis Directory shows that they lived at 8016 Lyndale Av S, they did not. That is the address of the bank Doris worked at.
  Residence	Between Jan 1956 and Aug 1959	Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	100 W 93rd
  	The 1957-1959 Minneapolis City Directory shows that Bud and Doris lived at 100 W 93rd, which is actually in Bloomington.
  Residence	Between Aug 1959 and Mar 1960	North Mankato, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	803 South Ave
  	Earl's obit says that Doris lived in Minneapolis at the time of his death in 1956.
  Residence	Between Mar 1960 and Nov 1963	North Mankato, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	716 Lyndale
  	The 1960 Mankato City Directory shows that the Berg family lived at 716 Lyndale in North Mankato. The 1960 Minneapolis City Directory confirms that they lived in North Mankato.
  Residence	Between Nov 1963 and 6 Jun 1964	North Mankato, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	814 1/2 Wall St.
  Residence	Between 6 Jun 1964 and 17 Jun 1971	Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	8830 12th Ave S
  	Ranald Chandler's obituary says that his sister, Doris Berg, was living in Minnesota at the time of his death in Mar 1971.
  Residence	Between 17 Jun 1971 and 5 Apr 1973	Hayward, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
  Residence	Between 5 Apr 1973 and Feb 1979	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States
  	1321 Louis St.
  	Although the list of places they had lived that Doris Berg made shows that they left Albert Lea in Feb 1978, it was actually Feb 1979, the year that Cheri graduated from high school.
  Residence	Between Feb 1979 and 1 Aug 1980	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	10th Ave S.
  	Although the list of places they had lived created by Doris Berg showed that they moved to Minneapolis in Feb 1978, it was actually Feb 1979, the year that Cheri graduated from high school.
  Residence	Between Aug 1980 and Sep 1981	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	10th Ave S
  Residence	Between Sep 1981 and 10 Jun 1982	Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	11010 Mississippi Blvd. Apt. 304
  Residence	Between 10 Jun 1982 and Oct 1998	Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States of America
  	11020 Mississippi Blvd. Apt. 107 zip code 55433
  	In her brother Ernie's obituary (1986), Doris is shown to be living in Coon Rapids, Minn. The U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 gives the following address for Doris I. Berg without specifying a year:      11020 Mississippi Blvd NW Apt 107, Minneapolis, MN, 55433-3579 The address shown on Doris' death certificate (1994):      11020 Mississippi Blvd. NW Her obituary simply says Coon Rapids. The zip code for Doris' last residence shown on the SSDI is 55407. Probably the zip code for the bank where her Social Security was direct deposited.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Cheryl Rae BERG,   b. 10 Jul 1961, Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Albums		BERG-CHANDLER (10) Media pertaining to Bud Berg and Doris Chandler and their descendents.
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2021
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1321 Louis St. - Between 5 Apr 1973 and Feb 1979 - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States Died - Cause: cardiomyopathy/type 2 diabetes and hypertension - 3 Oct 1994 - Coon Rapids, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States Buried - 7 Oct 1994 - Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Doris Berg This photograph of Doris is from 1944 when she was 25 years old.
  		Doris Berg This photograph is from 1981, part of a package of photos Bud & Doris had taken for their 39th wedding anniversary.
  		Bud & Doris Berg This photo was taken in 1976 for their 34th wedding anniversary.
  		Chandler Family Photo 1949 Earl and Emma Chandler with their children and grandchildren on the ferry in Orondo. Ranald is in the window. Left to Right standing: Vi, Vera, Vern, Jim holding Norm, Doris, Bud, Annamae, Lila, Cecil, Earl, Emma. In Front: Colleen, Morris holding Suzanne and Dennis, Marty behind Howard, Howard holding Chris, Perry sitting in front, Merlin…
  		Bud & Doris Berg Wedding Photograph Corporal Berg Takes a Wife Corporal Merlin F. Berg of Co. D was united in marriage to Miss Doris Chandler of Orondo, Washington Saturday, August 15th. The ceremony was held in the Episcopal Church of Dothan at four o'clock with Rev. Madson officiating at the private double ring ceremony. Sergeant Edwin H. Bye was best man and Miss Ethyl…
  		Bud & Doris Berg Family Photograph 1962 As the story goes, this photograph was taken on a very hot day just before Merlin left for the Navy.
  		The Chandler Sisters Doris on the left (part of her anyway), Vera in the middle, and Fern on the right
  		Siblings Morris and Doris Chandler This photo of Morris and Doris looks like it may have been taken in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
  		The Chandler Family 1945 This photograph of the Chandler family was taken in early 1945 based on Suzanne, a babe in arms in the photograph, who was born 14 Jan 1945. Included in the photo: Emma Chandler, Ernie Chandler, Cecil Chandler holding Carol Chandler, Vera Whyatt holding Suzanne Whyatt, Doris Berg holding Merlin Berg, Collen Whyatt, Judy Whyatt, and Perry Chandler.

  
  

  Documents

  Bud & Doris Berg Marriage Certificate This marriage certificate was issued by Dale County, Alabama where Camp Rucker was located. They were actually married at the Episcopal Church in Dothan, which is in Houston County.

  
  

  Headstones

  Bud and Doris Berg Grave Marker This image shows the stone that marks the graves of Bud and Doris Berg in the Bethesda Covenant/Bethany Lutheran Cemetery located in Blue Mounds Township, Pope County, Minnesota.