Wilbert J. "Bert" Berry

Wilbert J. "Bert" Berry, age 91, of Imperial, Missouri passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Wilbert was born October 14, 1930 in St. Louis, MO to the late Joseph H. and Loretta (nee Haas) Berry; loving husband of Janet Carol Boyer Berry and the late Elizabeth Julianna Aulbach Berry and Virgie Amburgey Patton Berry; loving father of Michael (and the late Tina Vanderpool) Berry, Gene Berry, Dean Berry, Cathy Berry all of Kendallville, IN. Donald (Kris) Kincaid of Hillsboro, MO and the late Tim and Michael Kincaid, Angie (Ted) Leigraf of Manchester, MO, Tina Kincaid of Imperial, MO and Michelle (Larry) Douglas of Richwood, MO; Step father of Tim Patton of Florida, Dan Patton of Kendallville, IN and Teresa Patton Jewell of Ft. Wayne, IN; dear grandfather of Megan (Zane) Scott, Brittany Hammersmith, Joseph Berry, Katie Berry, Kent (Dara) Brown, Lance (Debra) Brown, Cassandra (Jeremy) Dean, Cameron (Dusty Schalbach-Fiance') Berry, Courtney (Joseph Keller-Fiance') Berry, Christopher Streb, Cindy (Brent) Lay, Tasha (Dusty) Trusty, Donald Kincaid Jr., Andrew Siar, Jacob Martin, Jessica Martin, Carly (Luke) Walker, Michael Hoffman, Kayla Kincaid, Cody Douglas, Hanna Douglas, Allison Leigraf and the late Josh Kincaid; dear great grandfather of numerous great grandchildren and the late Chase Brown; dear brother of Arlene (and the late Robert) DeWald, Doris (Watz) (and the late William) Moeller, David (Ruthann) Berry and the late Orville Berry; step son of the late Edward Berry Sr. dear uncle of numerous nieces and nephews and friend to many.

Bert was a member of the Arnold Volunteer Fire Department and an avid Cardinal fan. He enjoyed playing Pinochle, Euchre and watching western and old war movies. He also enjoyed yard work and spending time with family and of course his 3 furry best friends Bear and Riley and the late furry friend Bo. Bert was proud to have served in the US Army. He worked in the LP Gas Industry for over 30 years, was a restauranteur for several years and retired from the Arnold Schnucks as a meat cutter at the age of 77.

A visitation for Bert will be held Monday, December 6, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home, 1081 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold, MO 63010. A funeral mass will be celebrated Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Church, 2300 Church Rd., Arnold, MO 63010. A committal service will occur Tuesday, December 7, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 11:15 AM at Immaculate Conception Cemetery with full Military Honors. Memorial donations in Bert's Honor may be made to the Humane Society.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.heiligtagfuneralhome.com for the BERRY family.