Mary C. Berlin

Mary C. Berlin passed away on Monday, May 15, 2023 while a resident at Riverwoods in Lewisburg. She was born January 24, 1925 at the Sunbury Hospital and was the daughter of the late James and Harriet (Eves) Mordan of Mt. Pleasant Twp. She graduated from Bloomsburg High School on June 6, 1944 which was D-Day. She went to work for the FBI in Washington, D.C. from 1944 to 1946 when returning to Bloomsburg where she lived the rest of her life until moving to Riverwoods Manor in Lewisburg in May of 2019. On April 26, 1947 she married the love of her life the late Clarence L. (Bud) Berlin at St. Matthew Lutheran Church by Rev. Edgar Ziegler. Her husband passed away on June 29, 1998 after fifty-one years of marriage. She worked for the Central Columbia School System for twenty-five years retiring in 1986, the last two years she was the head cook at the Scott Elementary School. She was a lifelong member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church and was active with the alter guild, greeters and ushers. She was a life member of the Eastern Star Chapter #279, a member of the DAC Miquon Chapter Daughters of the American Colonist, life member of the Ladies Auxiliary 6th Marine Division, life member of the Espy Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and member of Columbia County Red Roses Red Hat Society. She belonged to the Telephone Pioneers of America. She was an avid bowler for many years, bowling at the Bloomsburg Moose, Bloom Bowl and the P-Nut Bowl but had to quit at the age of 91. She was also an avid Penn State fan, loved to watch sports on the television including golf, college and professional football. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her sister Frances Riggs and her brother Merrill Mordan. Surviving are two sons; Carl M. Berlin and his wife Stacey Berlin of Mechanicsburg, Stephen P. Berlin and his wife Geri Neese of Lewisburg. She also has four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. A time of Visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, May 22, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in the lobby of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 Market Street, Bloomsburg. Funeral Services will begin on Monday, May 22, 2023 at 11:00 am in the chapel of St. Matthew Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Joel L. Zeiders, officiating. Graveside committal services will immediately follow in Elan Memorial Park, Bloomsburg. The Allen Funeral Home, Inc. 745 at Eighth Street, Bloomsburg is honored to be serving the Berlin family. Memorial contributions in Mary's name are suggested to: Evangelical Hospice, 235 Hospital Dr., Lewisburg, PA 17837 or St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 123 Market St. Bloomsburg, PA 17815.

Mary C. Berlin

January 24, 1925 - May 15, 2023