Funeral Mass is under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Shiner, Texas and will be held on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 10:00 am at Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner, Texas with Father Bryan Heyer officiating. Interment will follow at Shiner Catholic Cemetery in Shiner, Texas. A Rosary will be recited on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 6:00 pm at Buffington Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, April 25, 2021 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Buffington Funeral Home.
Mary Ann was born on November 9, 1946 in Hallettsville, Texas. She was the daughter of Henry F. and Annie (Henke) Etzler, Sr. After graduating from high school, Mary Ann attended Renger Hospital School of Vocational Nursing and graduated in 1966 as an LVN where she worked at the Hallettsville Hospital and then for 35 years at the Shiner Lutheran Nursing Home. She married Ernest Ervin Berger on January 27, 1968 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hallettsville, Texas. Mary Ann was a member of the KJZT and Catholic Daughters. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and embroidery, and over the past few years had the opportunity to embroider quilt blocks and sew quilts, as a keepsake, for some of her grandchildren. Mary Ann loved baking and making homemade bread and kolaches and there was never a weekend that went by that you didn’t have your pick of fresh baked goods if you were at Mary Ann’s house. Mary Ann helped her husband, Ernest raise pigs, chickens, and peacocks, and was always outside helping him do farm work. She enjoyed gardening and canning and watching the Game Show Network, Hallmark Channel, Old westerns on TV and the Mollie B. Polka show on Saturday nights. She loved her family, especially the little ones, and every chance she could Mary Ann would spend time with her children and many grandchildren. Mary Ann had fun scratching off lottery tickets and had a few good wins. She was a generous person who was always willing to help others.
Mary Ann is survived by four sons: Ernest Berger, Jr. and his wife, Stacy of Shiner; James Berger and his wife, Michele of Victoria; David Berger and his wife, Guadalupe of France; Thomas Berger and his wife, Sara of Shiner, and six daughters: Nancy Ellis and her husband, Bryan of Victoria; Jane Crosslin and her husband, Todd of Sasche; Patricia Svetlik and her husband, Greg of Dripping Springs; Jeanette Shimek and her husband, Chris of Hallettsville; Anna Mukalel and her husband, Doyle of Rosenberg; Laura Srubar and her husband, Slate of El Campo; twenty-eight grandchildren, one step-grandchild; brothers Henry Jr., Robert, Daniel, Kenneth and Michael and sisters Charlene Miller and Anita Hermes, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Ervin Berger, Sr. and her son, Joseph Anthony Berger, her parents; Henry and Annie Etzler, and sister Delores Ludwig.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Berger are Kevin Crosslin, Ethan Berger, Joshua Svetlik, Dylan Srubar, Logan Berger, and Wade Shimek. Honorary Pallbearers are Kyle, Konner and Kolin Crosslin, Sean Berger, Matthew Svetlik, Cole and Kade Srubar, Aiden and Andrew Mukalel, and Liam Berger.
The family requests memorials/donations to:
Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church / 306 S. Ave. F / Shiner, Texas 77984
Hospice of South Texas / 306 N. Texana St. / Hallettsville, Texas 77964
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) LLS.org or ( for check donations ) Austin Office-LLS-Central Texas / P.O. Box 735314 / Dallas, TX 75373-5314
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.buffingtonfuneralhomeshiner.com for the Berger family.
Buffington Funeral Home - 520 North Ave. C, Shiner, Texas 77984 Phone #361-594-3352
