Florence Berry

Florence J. Berry, age 103 of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Brown County, Ohio died Monday, January 23, 2012 at the Clovernook Health Care Pavilion in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was a retired school teacher for Sardinia Elementary School in Sardinia, Ohio and a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Arnheim, Ohio. After graduating from Logan High School in Hocking County, Ohio she attended Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. She began her teaching career in 1928 in a one-room school house in Hocking County while continuing her education at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. On August 5, 1936 she married Lewis Henry Berry of Ashridge, Ohio where they resided. After having one daughter, Donna Mae Wernz, she returned to teaching and taught over 20 years at the Sardinia Elementary School where she retired in 1975. Mrs. Berry continued teaching Sunday school for many years at the Peace Lutheran Church. Although retired from those duties, she maintained her membership at the church.

Mrs. Berry was born December 16, 1908 in Hocking County, Ohio the daughter of the late Henry and Phoebe (Gruner) Ellinger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Henry Berry in 1968 and three brothers, Ralph, Lloyd and Floyd Ellinger.

Mrs. Berry is survived by one daughter and son-in-law a