Kip Thomas Berger's Obituary
A visitation celebrating the life of Kip Thomas Berger, 50 of Heath will be held Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 10:00 am till noon at the Newark Chapel of Vensil and Chute Funeral Home 1850 West Main Street. Private family services will be held at a later time.
Kip was born on Sept. 18, 1963 in Seoul, South Korea to David and Marilyn (Burns) Berger. Kip attended the North Fork Schools and was a 1981 graduate of Newark High School. Kip was on the wrestling team and played in the band. He was a top art student . He attended the Ohio State University in Newark. Kip was a member of the Licking County 4H band for seven years. He was a skilled skater and dancer and loved music.
Kip was most recently employed as a manager at Sears in the Mall where his team won most of the achievement awards. He was best known for his kindness and his love of nature.. He photographed much of nature that we would not have seen had it not been for his skill and patience. Kip also loved people and was always willing and able to take our pictures. He was there with his camera at the most joyous times in our lives.
One of the most common calls in our family since we were blessed to have him has been, “Get Kip” his skills seemed to have no limit. Fix the computer, climb the ladder, paint a picture, take a picture, help us out. He was always there when needed and we assumed that he would always be. Now he is gone from us for a while but he will live in our collective memories forever.
He is survived by his wife Lisa (Swonger) Berger; daughters Alisha and Alexis; parents David and Marilyn of St. Louisville; brothers and sisters, William (Connie) of Howard Ohio; Charles of Saint Louisville; Amy of Westerville; Karen (Craig) Stewart of Newark; Kurt (Beth) of Fairfax, Virginia; Renda (Keith) Presser of Japan; Chet of Dayton; Renessa (Ray) Castro of Woodlands, Texas and Juliane Cartaino of Cincinnati. Kip is also survived by 16 cousins, and 76 nieces and nephews . Kip is also survived by aunts and uncles, Loisanne (Bob) Rockwell of Barnsville, Mike (Carol) Burns of Cincinnati, David (Elaine) of California, Virginia (Karl) Meyer of Virginia and Tom (Barb) of New Jersey. Kip will be missed by so many more.
He is preceded in death by grandparents Edgar and Martha Burns of Cincinnati and Charles and Lillian Berger of St. Louisville; Uncle and Aunt Lloyd and Marge of Newark.
Gifts may be made in Kip’s honor for his daughters to the Kip Berger Memorial Fund C/o Park National Bank, P.O. Box 3500, Newark, OH 43058-3500 or its affiliates or to Hospice Foundation of Central Ohio, P.O. Box 430, Newark, OH 43058-0430 who has supported the family so well. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
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