George Burger

GEORGE R BURGER 1940 – 2021 passed away on March 9, 2021 at the Tomah VA Medical Center.

George was born March 19, 1940, in Wausau, Wisconsin, the oldest son of the late Anton and Lottie (Michalewicz) Burger who operated a dairy farm in rural Edgar, Wisconsin.

George graduated from St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Edgar in 1954 and graduated from Newman High School in Wausau in 1958.

From 1963-66 George served in the US Army and was stationed in Korea. In November 1963, he married Diane Kordus in Texas.  They later divorced.

George was a farmer, grew ginseng, and operated his own sawmill.  George was multi-talented.  He could fix just about anything and was able to construct new items from a variety of used materials before severe health challenges limited his mobility.  He was an avid reader before diabetes took its toll on his sight. Without having anything written down, George had a remarkable memory for details and was a great storyteller and teller of jokes.

George is survived by his children:  Adena (Jason) Poloma; Gregory (Lori) Burger; Deborah (Tom) Gerum; and Mark Burger as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren.  He is also survived by seven siblings:  Carolyn Martino, Emily NolI, Pauline Babler, Paul Burger, Steve Burger, Joe Burger, and Peter Burger; three brothers-in-law as well as 23 nieces and nephews and many grand/great nieces and nephews, two aunts, one uncle and numerous cousins.

Preceding George in death were his parents, his son Matt Burger (2021), his sisters Angela Szymanski (2014), Margaret Nagdeman (2017) and Barbara Olander (2019) and brother-in-law Bob Noll (1991).

Private family services will be held at a later date.  Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com