Lt. Col. Wallace S. Berg Sr.

Greenland – Wallace Seward Berg, Sr., Lt. Col, USAF (Ret.), 98 years old, of Greenland, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 31, 2023, with his Florette, his beloved wife of 60 years, at his bedside. Wally was born in Indianapolis, IN on October 5, 1924, a son of the late Goldie (Landis) Raye. After graduation from San Diego High School, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was in training to become a pilot. When World War II ended, he transitioned to the United States Air Force, earned his Bachelors Degree from San Diego State College, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant where he served as an Armament Officer for the next 32 years. While honorably serving his country, Wally earned his Masters Degree in Political Science from Golden Gate University. In 1976, Lieutenant Colonel Berg retired from the Air Force as an Aerospace Munitions Staff Officer. Retirement was not in Wally’s vocabulary. He never slowed down and his entrepreneur spirit took off. He was a skilled woodworker and cabinet maker and opened Minuteman Furniture in Portsmouth. He also started a wood importing business and got into tea importing for a time as well. In addition to his other accomplishments, in his 90’s, Wally was granted three patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office, In addition to Florette, Wally is survived by his son, Eric Berg of Benton, PA, his daughter, Georgia Koontz of Oceanside, CA and is predeceased by his son, Wallace S. Berg, Jr. of Alexandria, VA. He also leaves his grandchildren, W. Scott Berg, Ginger Dunivan, Bruce Koontz, Trevor Koontz, Tyler Koontz, Britton Koontz, Megan Benner and Peter Berg and his great grandchildren, Mary Ashleigh Berg, Austin Berg, Alec Berg, Blake Dunivan, Drue Dunivan, Aewyn Koontz, Caelan Koontz, Aiden Koontz, Madelyn Koontz and Evangeline Koontz. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 6 PM on Thursday, August 3, 2023 in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home - Crematory, 811 Lafayette Rd., Hampton. Services will follow the visitation starting at 6 PM in the funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be held at 1030 AM on Friday at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Beacon Hospice.

Lt. Col. Wallace S. Berg Sr.

October 5, 1924 - July 31, 2023