Donna Berger

Funeral Information

Honoring Donna's last wishes, no funeral will take place. Instead, her girls and their families will be having an intimate gathering. Donna will be cremated at Sunset Valley Crematory in Bay City, and then laid to rest with her husband, Jerry at New River Cemetery of Port Austin Township. Donations can be given directly to her daughters to be used towards final expenses, or to be donated to some of Donna's favorite charity organizations. Heather Brown PO Box 63 Port Hope, MI 48468 A memorial fund in her honor is also being organized through the Port Hope Historical Society. Donations can be sent to: "Donna Marie (Hunter) Berger Memorial Fund" P.O. Box 133, Port Hope, MI 48468 Condolences may be shared with the family at www.macalpinefuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

Donna Marie (Hunter) Berger is preceeded in death by her husband, Jerry Lee Berger Jr., her parents RB and Gladys (Classen) Hunter, bonus daughter, Angela Berger, her in-laws, Jerry Lee and Emma (Wentworth) Berger Sr., and brother-in-law, Chuck Martin. She is survived by her daughter and her son-in-law, Heather and Nicholas Brown of Port Hope, her daughter and son-in-law Crystal and Jerry Bowers of Port Hope, her daughter Charity Berger of Bad Axe, and bonus son Jerry Lee Berger III of Colorado. She is also survived by many grandbabies: Emma, Landon, Leeland, Alaric, Desmond, Naomi, Isabella, and was expecting another granddaughter on the way. She also proudly had three bonus grandchildren: Madison, Radley, and Kaylee. Donna is also survived by her two older brothers and sister-in-laws, James and Carol Hunter of Port Hope and David and Darlene Hunter of Harbor Beach. She was also a loving aunt to Paul and Debby Hunter and their three children, Jacob, Caleb, and Tara of Harbor Beach, Brian Hunter of Harbor Beach, and Amy and Scott Cooper and daughters, Shannen and Mara of Ontario, Canada. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, brother-in-laws, and sister-in-laws from her husband's side of the family.

Biography

Donna Marie (Hunter) Berger (71) of Bad Axe passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024. She returned to the Lord in the comfort of her childhood home in Port Hope. Donna Marie was born in Bad Axe on February 9, 1953 to the late RB and Gladys (Classen) Hunter of Port Hope. She was a 1971 graduate of Port Hope Community School. She later attended St. Clair Community College and graduated as an R.N. in 1974. She then moved to Bad Axe in which she called her “home” for almost 50 years. Donna worked very hard as an R.N. for over 40 years. She retired from the Huron County Medical Care Facility of Bad Axe. Being an R.N. was her passion though, and she quickly returned back to the line of work. She worked for Hospice of Cass City for a few years before finally retiring as an R.N. permanently. Donna and her beloved late husband, Jerry Lee Berger Jr. were married in Harbor Beach on November 14, 1992. She gained two bonus children from her marriage, Jerry Lee and Angela. Donna and her husband also raised three girls of their own together, Heather, Crystal, and Charity. Donna very much enjoyed crocheting starting from a very young age. Gifting others with things she had crocheted really made her happy. She always knew a song for every situation and often laughed that she wished she remembered important information like she remembered lyrics. She enjoyed laughing and joking with friends and family. Reminiscing was something she often did, and she absolutely loved sharing memories. She especially loved sharing memories about her mother, Gladys. When her girls were growing up, she loved taking the family camping, especially to her home town of Port Hope. She also very much enjoyed a family picnic, even in the colder seasons! Food always seemed to taste better outside! Her favorite drink was a hot cup of tea, and was something she enjoyed having almost every single day. Being a nurse, her best and most given advice to her girls was to apply a warm, moist compress. It seemed to be her go to cure for everything! Going for rides with no destination was a favorite pastime of hers. It was how she loved to spend her time with the ones she loved, while doing the things she loved best - laughing and chatting it up! She also was an animal lover and animals to her were always a part of the family. Not only did Donna always make sure to include her dog, Eva in her nightly prayers, but also all of her many “granddogs”, “grandcats”, and even “grandchickens”. Donna most of all though loved spending time with her late husband, Jerry, her three girls, and all of her many grandbabies who lovingly called her “Oma”.

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