Valborg C. Berg

Valborg C. Hansing Berg was born March 21, 1910 in Thompson, Iowa. She was the daughter of Henry and Marie Dahle Hansing. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She married Leighton "Skipper" Berg on March 30, 1936. They lived in Albert Lea all their married life. Skipper preceded her in death in 1995. Vollie graduated from Business College, Luther Academy in Albert Lea in 1928. She later went back to school and completed a B.S. in Education and Library Science in 1966 from Mankato State College in Mankato, MN. She went on to receive her M.S. in Research Library Science and Media in 1973 from Mankato State College in Mankato, MN. She worked in the business world as a private secretary and bookkeeper, taught school and was the research librarian and assistant director at the Freeborn County Historical Society. Vollie was nominated for inclusion in the Who's Who of American Women in 1976. Vollie was very active in helping her husband, Skipper, run the Viking Accordion Band from 1936 until 1995 when Skipper passed away. She was instrumental in publishing the book Viking Accordion Band Reflects Colorful History in 1992, which Skipper and her wrote telling the history of the band. She was also active in the Sons of Norway, Normanna Lodge, of which she was a life member. She was a member of the Albert Lea Audubon Society for many years. Vollie enjoyed traveling and had the opportunity to travel to many different countries. She also enjoyed working on the family genealogy. Vollie is survived by three children and six grandchildren, Roger and his wife Lynn Berg and grandchildren Ryan Berg and Brea Berg; Jean and her husband Robert Brabec, grandchildren Jennifer Merenda and her husband Joe, great grandchildren Jake and Jessie, Dale Brabec and his wife Amy, great grandchild Duncan; Lowell and his wife Flavia Berg, and grandchildren Steven Berg, Cheryl Langford and her husband Lance and great grandchildren Tyler and Rita, and Brian Berg and great grandchildren Kory and Jewel. Vollie was preceded in death by her husband, Skipper Berg, her parents, two brothers, Earl Hansing and Harold Hansing, and two sisters, Irene Wilson and Henrietta Halvorson.