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JOHN BERRY Last Updated: February 05, 2015 John Robert Berry, 96, of Valley Center, died Feb. 1, 2015. He was the retired owner of Berry's Hardware. He was born at home in Valley Center to Lester "Doc" Robert Berry and Martha Fern (Conine) Berry. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy, a Valley Center volunteer fireman and a member of the Masons and the American Legion. He married Margaret Louise DeVore Jan. 28, 1939. They owned Berry Hardware Store and retired in the 1980s. In 2005, they served as the Grand Marshals of the Valley Center Fall Festival. He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Margaret Berry, son John Richard Berry, sister Ruth E. Lovett, brother Rex W. Berry and his parents. Survivors include daughters Linda Pientok and Kathie Rabe and her husband Jim; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law Dennis and Judy Brunhoeber; sister-in-law Jean Emerson; and many other family and friends. Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 7 at Baker Funeral Home, 100 S. Cedar, Valley Center. Graveside service will follow at Kechi Township Cemetery, 6523 N. Hillside, Wichita. Memorials to the Masonic Lodge. |
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