Lena Berry

Visitation: will be held on Friday, August 20, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Holy Rosary Chapel

Funeral Mass: will be held at a later date at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City

Lena (Leo) Berry, age 91 of Miles City, Montana, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2004 at the Holy Rosary Extended Care Facility in Miles City.

Lena was born on December 10, 1912 in Forsyth, Montana, the daughter of Salvatore "Sam" and Mary (Farrara) Leo. She was raised in Miles City and attended grade schools at Sacred Heart School and graduated from Custer County High School. After graduation she attended Kinnman Business School in Spokane, Washington where she earned her business degree. Lena then began working with MDU in Baker, Montana before she started working for the U.S. government. She moved to Washington D.C. and worked at the Pentagon. Lena and Secrest Berry were married in Washington D.C. She then moved to Anchorage, Alaska where she worked at the Elmendorf Air force Base. Lena moved from Alaska to Korea when she began working for the U.S. Army. She retired from the U.S. government and returned to Miles City to be closer to her family. She bought a place on Mizpah where she lived for several years until ill health caused her to move into the Custer County Nursing Home and later into the Holy Rosary Extended Care.

Lena was an avid sports fan, watching many sporting events on TV. She also enjoyed keeping up with her soap operas every afternoon.

Lena is survived by her brother, Pete Leo of Miles City, two sisters; Stella Banks of Anchorage, AK and Evelyn Jennings of Billings, MT, and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Mary Jurica, a sister-in-law Catherine Leo, two brothers-in-law, Tom Jennings and Fred Banks, and a niece, Nancy Wilcox.

Visitationwill be held on Friday, August 20, 2004 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Holy Rosary Chapel. A funeral mass will be held at a later date at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Miles City. Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City is in charge of the arrangements. Should friends wish, condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com.Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.