Iris V. Burger

MANCHESTER, NJ: Iris V. Burger, 97, of Manchester, NJ, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, IA. Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Iris Burger memorial fund in care of the family. Iris was born March 5, 1916, in Plainfield, NJ, the daughter of Henry and Louise (Gehrlein) Althenn. In 1934, she graduated from Hillside High School in Hillside, NJ. Iris married Ernest J. Burger on October 14, 1939, at the Hillside Presbyterian Church in Hillside. After Ernest was honorably discharged from the military in 1952, the couple moved to Madison, NJ, where they raised their family. Over the years, Iris worked as a secretary for Propane Gas, Ciba Pharmaceuticals, and Applegate, Quinn & Magee Estate Planning – Madison, before her retirement in 1978. Iris enjoyed traveling abroad with her husband – including Sweden, Greece, Holland, Portugal, Italy, and the Caribbean. She also enjoyed taking weekend trips to the Jersey Shore to visit family and listening to Lawrence Welk. Iris was a Cub Scout Leader and a member of the PTA. Iris is survived by two children: Jeff Burger and wife Myrna of Mason City, and Diane Spiecker of Hampton, NH; 6 grandchildren: Michael Burger of Mason City, Kerry Furness and husband Jerry of Lebanon, WI, Jennifer McCoullgh of Glenville, MN, Robin Viens of Epping, NH, Chris Spiecker of Ashland, MA, and Karen Sterl of Oberkappel, Austria; 9 great grandchildren; and one niece: Barbara (Caspersen) Perry and husband John of Tinton Falls, NJ. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1994; and her sister: Arlene Krumbeigel.