Online Obituaries Thursday, June 17, 1999 June obits by date  June obits by name May obits by date  May obits by name Click here for today's obituaries    DeLoris Berberich, 81, of Minnetonka, formerly of Springfield, died Tuesday, June 15, 1999, at North Memorial Hospice Unit, Robbinsdale. Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield, with burial in the Springfield City Cemetery.    Visitation is 9:30-11:00 a.m. Friday at the church. Sturm Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.    She is survived by husband Norbert Berberich of Minnetonka; children Karen and husband Clarence Kotte of Germantown, Tenn., Bruce and wife Leta Berberich of Tucson, Ariz., Brian and wife Sharon Berberich of Plymouth; grandchildren, Kristopher Kotte, Kimberly Kotte, Paula Berberich, Chad Berberich and Jonas Berberich; and eight great-grandchildren.    She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Lorraine Anderson.    She was born May 30, 1918 in Sanborn to Oscar and Lydia (Dietz) Isaackson. She grew up in the Revere area and graduated from Lamberton High School. On July 9, 1937 she married Norbert J. Berberich in Springfield. The couple made their home in Springfield where she worked in a beauty shop. They moved from Springfield in the 1940s and over the years lived in Moorhead; Vermillion, S.D.; New Prague; Alexandria; Prescott Valley, Ariz.; Montgomery, and most recently Minnetonka. As well as being a beautician, she and her husband owned Ben Franklin Stores in Vermillion and New Prague. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church ELCA in Prescott Valley.    Grace Elizabeth Roering, was born stillborn to Jason and Emily Roering of North Mankato on Monday, June 14, 1999 at Immanuel-St. Joseph's Hospital in Mankato.    There will be a private family service at catholic Cemetery in New Ulm.     Arrangements are handled by the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.    She is survived by her parents, Jason and Emily (nee Fischer) Roering of North Mankato; grandparents, Lois and Luverne Fischer of Sleepy Eye, Delores and Gerald Roering of St. Cloud; great-grandparents, Alvin and Germaine Beaudry of Albertville, Irene Roering of St. Cloud, and Veronica Forstner of New Ulm; aunts and uncles, Holly Roering of St. Cloud, Mary and Ken Bruss of Lenexa, Kansas, Ann and Rick Reckow of St. James, Paul and Rae Fischer of Redwood Falls, Peter and Julie Fischer of Stewartville, Joe Fischer of New Ulm, John and Rose Fischer of New Ulm, Karl and Nancy Fischer of Hutchinson, Lucy Fischer of Elk River; and 13 cousins.    Rose E. Sorensen, 92, of Madelia died Wednesday June 16, 1999 at Madelia Community Hospital.    Funeral services are 11 a.m. Friday at e Madelia United Methodist Church . Following cremation, burial will be in Bruce Cemetery in Bruce, Wis.    Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today at Pilgrim Funeral Home in Madelia.    She is survived by daughter Rosalie and her husband Kent Tatro of Mound; seven grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.    She is preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.    She was born July 28, 1906, in Bruce, Wisconsin to Edgar and Frances (Lockwood) Leach. She grew up mainly in Bruce where she graduated from high school. She then attended business school in Ladysmith, WI. She married John Sorensen in 1933. They later divorced. She worked for a district attorney in Ladysmith, Wis. In 1948 , she purchased the Bruce Agency, a real estate and insurance agency, and operated it until retiring in 1966. In 1980 she moved to Madelia. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Bruce.    Ruth M. Gross, 75, of St. Paul, died Tuesday, June 15, 1999, in St. Paul.    Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. James Catholic Church in St. James with burial in Calvary Cemetery in St. James.     Visitation is 4-8 p.m. today and 7:30-1-:30 a.m. Friday at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James with a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. and a Christian Mothers rosary at 4 p.m., at the funeral home today.    She is survived by brother, Joseph and wife Mae Gross of Virginia; sisters, Clare Gross of St. James, Irene and husband Clinton Johnson of El Paso, Texas, Helen Hasher of Phoenix, Ariz., Barbara and husband Berton Sherbarth of Bloomington, Theresa and husband Richard Dubovich of Anoka; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.    She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Donald; and brother-in-law, Arthur Hasher.    She was born Nov. 12, 1923, in St. James to Joseph and Mary (Olson) Gross. She was raised in Rosendale Township, Watonwan County. She graduated from St. James High School in 1941. She completed her education at the University of Minnesota, School of Journalism. She was a secretary for over 45 years. She worked during World War II in Washington D.C. as secretary to a Naval commander and during the Korean War as secretary to the chief engineer at the Twin City Army Ammunition Plant in New Brighton. Later, she was secretary for Henry Gallagher, former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice an Frank Gallagher, former Associate Justice. She worked 33 working years for the State of Minnesota, including 16 years for the Department of Human Services in Owatonna, working with mentally handicapped children, and 17 years for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, where she was board secretary. She retired in May 1987, having served under the administration of eight governors. During retirement, she did volunteer work for several St. Paul Health Care Centers. In 1961, she was named Secretary of the Year for the State of Minnesota and was awarded a plaque by Gov. Elmer L. Anderson. In 1983 Gov. Wendell R. Anderson awarded her with a certificate as official recognition and appreciation for a suggestion she made that improved state government. Ruth was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Roseville. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary, Ramsey Senior Volunteer Program, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, Minnesota Retired State Employees Association and the Minnesota Association for Retarded Children.    Ruth Krenz, 81, wife of Henry Krenz, former principal at St. Paul's Lutheran School, died Wednesday, June 16, 1999 at her home.    Arrangements are pending with the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm.