Ronald Berg, 90

Ronald Carl Berg, age 90 and an eighteen-year resident of Little Falls, Minnesota, formerly of Williams, Minnesota, passed away at home on October 23, 2025.  Funeral services will be held at Grace Covenant Church in Little Falls, Minnesota, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 5 p.m., with visitation starting at 4 p.m., and military rites provided by Little Falls American Legion Post #46. A second service will be held at Helgeson’s Funeral Home in Baudette, Minnesota, on Friday, October 31, at 1 p.m., with visitation starting at noon. Burial will be directly after at Elm Park Cemetery. Caring for Ronald and his family is LeMieur Funeral Home in Little Falls.

Ronald Carl Berg was born on December 13, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to Harvey Carroll Berg and Florence Cecelia Kliesner.  Ron was united in marriage to Lilly Margaret Lystad on March 6, 1964.  

Ron graduated from St. Paul High School in 1952. In 1957, Ron was drafted into the Army for two years.  He ended up in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he was a lithographic plate maker. After his stint in the Army, Ron began working at Cargill in Fort Savage for two years until layoffs occurred. Ron then joined the Air Force in 1961 and served through 1964. There, he got his radar technician training and was eventually stationed in Baudette from February 1962 to April 1964 with the 692 Radar Squadron.  
In town, he met Lilly, who was working at the Rex Cafe.  After ten or more refills of coffee, he finally asked her out to go to the Baudette Rodeo with him.  The rest soon fell into place, and they were married on March 6, 1964, in a church ceremony at Evangelical Covenant church in Baudette. 
Ron was stationed soon after in the Philippines before leaving the Air Force in 1964. During the following time, Ron worked at Univac for five years while also going to the U of M for a forestry degree.  He graduated in 1971 with his degree. Ron worked with the Soil Conservation Service in Missouri for roughly five years before returning to Minnesota and beginning his work with Marvin Windows, where he worked for 24 years until he retired at age sixty-five. Over the years, Ron enjoyed volunteering in many different ways.  Up north, he was a Boy Scout leader, Williams Gun Club treasurer, church deacon, teacher, and board member at Williams Assembly of God Church, a lifetime member of the American Radio Relay League, and driver for Social Services.  In Little Falls, Ron was a board member and volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, a volunteer at the New 2 You store supporting the local Boys and Girls Club, a member of the American Legion, and a member and volunteer at Grace Covenant Church. Ron lived his life with a strong faith in Jesus and a love for helping others. 

Survivors include: wife Lilly Berg; children, Peter (Melissa) Berg of Ft. Ripley, Minnesota, and Christina (Mark) Hansen of St. Cloud, Minnesota; brother Jim (Mary Kruger) Berg; and four grandchildren, Isaiah, Jonah, Martha, and Katrina.