Hultz Fife Berry

Hultz Fife Berry, 80, of Washington, died Wednesday, August 4, 2004, at Humbert Lane. He had been in ill for 4 years. He was born on January 7, 1924, in Washington, PA, a son of William C. and Norma Hixon Berry. Mr. Berry painted houses and was a private contractor. Mr. Berry served in the U.S. Army-Air Force in WW II. He was a gunner and had flown 30 missions in the European Theater. On October 16, 1971, he married Lois Miriam McKahan Sykes, who died in 1982. Surviving is a stepdaughter, Judith Panzarella of Georgia; 2 brothers, Ken Berry of Monongahela and Alex Berry of New Eagle; 2 sisters, Elizabeth Herceg of Canonsburg and Gladys Compton of Chester, PA; and several step grandchildren; deceased are 2 brothers, Tom and Bill Berry; and 4 sisters, Betty Fillbeck, Edith Smith, Agnes Nale and Lois Spriggs. Friends of Hultz Fife Berry of Washington who died Wednesday, August 4, 2004, will be received Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., in William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 395 East Maiden St, Washington, PA, where services will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2004 at 1:00 p.m., with the Pastor Gary Gibson officiating. Interment will follow at the Washington Cemetery.