Dennis Lee Berger was born on January 5, 1945 and his homecoming was October 15, 2020. He was born to Louis Berger and Francies Hall Berger in the small town of Lake Providence, located East Carroll Parish in northern Louisiana. Being from a large family, Dennis enjoyed life in the south with his 8 brothers, sisters, cousins and friends. Dennis was adventurous and had a great love for nature and outdoor activities such as hunting and baseball. He attended GW Griffin High School in Lake Providence, LA and upon completion in 1962, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. The military allowed Dennis to travel, meet new people and see places that he only dreamed of as a young boy from a small southern town! He absolutely loved the Air Force and serving our country. While assigned to Goose Bay Air Force Base, in Canada, Dennis met Aileen. She worked as a civilian on the base in finance at the time. One fateful day he went into the office to find this beautiful, classy & smart lady. To hear him tell the story, she fell over the desk when she saw him because he was so good looking. To hear her tell the story, she had to teach him some things and said “get over here boy – let me show you…” and as they say the rest is history – they married in March of 1969! 51 years together with two children, many travels and adventures! Dennis’ travels took him many places having several assignments throughout the North Atlantic and East Pacific as well as various assignments throughout the United States and ultimately retiring in 1982 after 20 years of honorable service. After his military retirement, Dennis worked as a federal government civil service employee, again working for the Air Force. He worked in the Colorado Springs area for another 21 years and finally decided it was time to retire in 2003. Dennis is survived by his loving wife Aileen, his children: Dawn M. Berger and Mark A. Berger; Siblings, Charlie L. Berger (deceased), (Luella); Thelma J. Berger, John H. Berger, Percy L. Berger, Mary Harvey, Thomas H. Berger (Janene), Roman D. Berger (deceased), and Dale R. Berger. Dennis is further survived by a host of nieces and nephews as well as special cousins, the Hamptons and Poindexters.
In lieu of flowers the Berger family is asking for donations for a beautiful tree to be planted at Pikes Peak National Cemetery in honor of Dennis Berger’s life and his love of trees