1938 - 2015
ONEONTA - Paul William Berg, 77, died Saturday morning, November 21, 2015, at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Otsego.
Born August 20, 1938, in Jamaica, Queens, Paul was a son of William and Minerva Berg.
He married Florence Allman on September 25, 1959, in Virginia.
For many years he was employed as a draftsman for Grumman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage, where he assisted in designing aircraft parts.
Approximately 10 years ago, Paul and Florence moved to the Laurens area.
Paul is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Florence; their two daughters, Barbara Rodriguez and her husband, Phillip, and Carol Heller and her boyfriend, Tom Pagillo, all of Hartwick; five grandchildren, Phillip Rodriguez, Jr. and fiancé Amber Hill, Michael Rodriguez and girlfriend Stephanie Ringel, Joseph Heller, Jr. and girlfriend Erin Fields, Vincent Heller and Justin Heller; three great grandchildren, Avril and Aiden Heller and Hayden Hill; and his new great granddaughter that will be born in February 2016.
A Funeral Service will be offered at 12 Noon on Friday, November 27, 2015, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown, with the Rev. David Wm. Mickiewicz, pastor of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Oneonta, officiating.
Arrangements are under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
If you would like to send condolences to the family, send an email to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth. We will forward your comments to the family. If you would like to send flowers in memory of the deceased, contact Mohican Flowers at (607) 547-8822, or A Rose is a Rose at (607) 264-3100.
