Bernelda (Bernie) BurgerThief River FallsMesa, AZ12/25/1929-2/14/2017Bernelda (Bernie) Burger of Thief River Falls, MN, passed away February 14, 2017 in Mesa, AZ.Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, MN.Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a 7:00 PM prayer service on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Johnson/Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls, MN. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to the service on Saturday.Bernie was born on Christmas Day, 1929 in St. Cloud, MN to Raymond & Veronica (Klaverkamp) Dietman. She grew up in Rockville, MN.Bernie married Virgil Burger on October 11, 1951 at Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Rockville, MN. The young couple made their home in Holloway & Holdingford, before settling in Thief River Falls, MN in 1958. Together they raised 4 children. Virg & Bernie made their winter home in Mesa, Arizona beginning in 1987.Bernie is survived by her brother: Verlin (Joanne) Dietman of St. Cloud, MN; children: Linda (Steve) Larson of Excelsior, MN, Brenda (Rande) Smith of Little Falls, MN, Tom (Brad Rystedt) Burger of Wilton Manors, FL, and Ann Olimb of Warroad, MN; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.Bernie was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Virgil, January 19, 2014; parents; great-grandson, William Anthony Larson; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Gene & Rita Burger.Memorials are preferred to St. Bernard's Catholic School in Thief River Falls, MN, the TRF Education Foundation of Thief River Falls, MN, or the Poor Clares Monastery in Sauk Rapids, MN.