Sandra (Janz) Berg, 76, Columbus, ND, was surrounded by family when she went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, following a 6-year battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. at the Bismarck Funeral Home. For those not attending, the service will be livestreamed on the Bismarck Funeral Home Facebook page. Interment will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Sandra was born December 9, 1945, to Harvey and Lorraine (Schimming) Janz in Fargo, ND, where she grew up and attended school. After graduating from Fargo High in 1963, she worked at Herbst Department Store, Sears in the bookkeeping department and at Stockmen’s Supply in West Fargo.
On December 9, 1967, she married the love of her life, Keith Berg, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Fargo, ND. In 1971, she and Keith moved to Columbus, ND, where she worked for Great Plains Supply for over 20 years. She was also secretary/treasurer of Forthun Township of Burke County for over thirty years. Sandy was especially fond of horses, of which she and Keith had many in over the 54 years they were married. She also loved her many dogs they had over the years, especially Gander, a golden retriever, who was of great comfort to her the last six years.
Sandy had a passion for gardening. She harvested and canned her produce, always sharing the fruits of her labor. She planted flowers every spring and enjoyed them all summer long.
Sandy is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbus, ND, where she was very active. She was the church treasurer for 18 years, ending that position 2 years into her illness.
Sandy is survived by her husband, Keith Berg, of Columbus, ND; sister Janet (Janz) Loomer of Sheldon, ND; sisters-in-laws and their husbands Marsha and Raymond Monson of Bismarck, ND, and Colleen and John Ghirardelli of Springfield, MO; and numerous nieces and nephews and their children, all of whom were special to her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Lorraine (Schimming) Janz; her in-laws, Magne and Lyleen (Sitler) Berg; nephew, Joey Ghirardelli; and brother-in-law Butch Loomer.
In lieu of plants and flowers memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbus, ND or St. Jude’s Hospital.