Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-04-25 | Page 13 | Early Murray Resident Dies at Age of 85

Early Murray Resident Dies At Age of 85 35 MURRAY MURRAY Christian Christian Berger 85 pioneer resident of ot Murra Murray died at athis athis atlis his lis home here Monday at a a. a m m. of infirmities incident to age Mr Berger was born in Switzerland Switzerland Switzer- Switzer land and December 23 1847 1647 a son of Christian and Magdalena Ber Ber- ger He came to America and crossed the he plains to Utah with the J. J D. D Ross handcart company He walked the entire distance across the plains and his lis family located at what was then known cnown as Little Cottonwood When he was 22 years of age Mr Berger Jerger married Miss ML Buhler Juhler The ceremony was performed per per- formed by BrIgham Young S Soon Scion ri after alter their marriage they bought a acre 20 lot on the corner of State and ninth Fifty South streets and had lad lived there since Mr Berger Bergen was an active member of the L L. D. D S. S church chulch and in 1876 1676 was vas called to the Arizona mission to help colonize that territory and in 1882 was called on a mission to Min Mm- Surviving are two brothers John and Berger of Murray a sister sis- sis ten ter er Mrs Rosetta Williams of LaGrande Ore Funeral services will wm be conducted Thursday at 2 p. p m. m in the Grant L. L D. D S. S ward chapel Burial will take place in the Murray City cemetery Friends may call at the residence in Murray Thur Thursday day from 9 a. a m. m unI until until un un- un- un til 1 I p. p m. m