Obituary for Mary Berens

Mary “Betty” Elizabeth (Kleikamp) Berens, 92, Stratford, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2022.

Mary was born on January 19, 1930 at home in Wilson, MI to William and Mary (Marsicek) Kleikamp. She attended Bark River Harris High School. After graduating, she moved to Milwaukee where she did various jobs. Her favorite story is when she worked at AC Spark Plug. She built the first black box from blueprints. While in Milwaukee she met her future husband. They were married July 24^th, 1959 in Dubuque, Iowa. They moved to Kewaskum and had twin boys, Daniel and David. They later relocated to Stratford. After Dick passed away in 1989, Betty moved to Phillips and then later returned to the Stratford area.

Mary enjoyed gardening, watching birds, cross stitching and puzzles. Most of all she loved spending time with her family.

She is survived by her sons Daniel (Michelle) Berens and David (Cheryl) Berens, grandchildren Ann, Jenny, and Joel (Alex) Berens, Seth (Gwen) Berens, Tasha (Mikey) Jurena, and Kallan (Stacey) and Cassandra Berens, great grandchildren Alyssa, John, Jesse, Carlie, Gavin, Arlo, Garrett, Emma, Ellie, Brentley, Elijah, Jameson, Noah, Bennett and Owen. She is further survived by her siblings Hank, Donald, and Dorothy.

She was preceded by her parents, husband, 8 brothers, and 3 sisters.

No services will be held.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Compassus Home Health and Marshfield Medical Center Pallative Care Unit.

In lieu of flowers, feed the birds.

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