Beverly Berryman

CTICM (Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Master Chief) Beverly C. Berryman, United States Navy, Retired, 68, of San Antonio, TX died Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital Westover Hills in San Antonio, TX after an unsuccessful fight against bone cancer.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 12 at 1 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Deacon Mike Ward officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon, where he will be interred with our dog, Coco, whose ashes he has kept for 15 years so she could be buried with him.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. until the time of service Wednesday, March 12 at the funeral home. Lunch will follow at Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank in Waukon. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or the Gary Sinise Foundation at www.garysinisefoundation.org.
Beverly Cooke Berryman was born February 4, 1946 in Front Royal, VA, the son of Lyle Cooke and Helen (Ramey) Berryman. He joined the United States Navy in 1966, and served with distinction for the next 28 years. Upon his retirement from the Navy, he attended Angelo State University in San Angelo, TX and received a bachelor’s degree in both history and Spanish.
He married the love of his life, Maureen Elizabeth Goltz of Waukon, June 29, 1968. They spent their marriage traveling the world as Bev was transferred from one duty station to another until they finally settled in San Antonio, TX. He enjoyed watching cowboy movies, reading, Wednesday lunches with his son, John, and taking Mom shopping. He loved his country, he loved his wife, he loved his family, and he loved his Navy friends. Dad loved to laugh, and anyone who knew him knows that he took that to an all-time extreme when he almost choked to death laughing while watching the “Full Moon” episode of Designing Women.
He is survived by his loving wife, Maureen Elizabeth Berryman; his sons, Colin Thomas (Lara Nicole) Berryman and John Devon (Stephanie Nino) Berryman; his grandchildren, Connor Michael and Samantha May Berryman; his sister, Shirley Ann (Bill) Harper; his wonderful mother-in-law, Sis Goltz; and his brothers- and sisters-in-law, Mike Goltz, Toni (Gary) Kolsrud, Tom Goltz, Frank (Patti) Goltz, Clark (Shelly) Goltz and Laurie Goltz; and many nieces and nephews.
We love and will miss you, Dad.
Casketbearers will be his sons, Colin and John Berryman; his brothers-in-law, Michael, Frank, Clark and Tom Goltz, Gary Kolsrud and Bill Harper; and his shipmate, Rick Coffin. Honorary casketbearers will be Tom Botulinski, Don Alvord and Brent Webb. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.