Lowell Vernon Berger

Lowell Vernon Berger went home to be with his Lord and Savior on June 20, 2025, at the age of 100.
He was born November 24th, 1924, in Hillsboro, Oregon to Fred and Marie Berger. He attended McKinley School, a one-room schoolhouse where he had the task of arriving early to start the fire in the wood stove. After graduating from Beaverton High School in 1942, he went on to what he called "four years of cow-lege" (milking cows for his dad). After that, he was called to serve his country by joining the US Army in 1946 where he oversaw the Transmission and Differential Line in Occupied Japan.
After a brief time working in Portland, Lowell returned home to help his widowed mother run the family farm. As a farmer, he especially loved growing wheat and raising beef cattle. He enjoyed the many friendships young and old, made, and kept throughout the years as evidenced by his well-attended 100th birthday celebration last November. Retirement was not in Lowell's vocabulary. He was up in a tractor last summer flailing one of his fields with hopes of doing it again this summer.
He was an amazing 100-year-old who kept a handwritten business ledger, had a valid driver's license, used a flip phone, and only needed 2.0 readers to read his many magazines and newspapers, but most importantly to read his Bible every morning.
Lowell was predeceased by his parents, older sister Jean, brother-in-law Don, younger brother Jim and brother-in-law, Burt. He is survived by his younger sister Virginia and numerous nieces and nephews.
We will celebrate his life on July 26th at 2:00 at Bethany Presbyterian Church located on Springville Rd., where he was a life-long member.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made in Lowell's name to Union Gospel Mission

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or The Salvation Army

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