Neil Edward Berg

Neil Edward Berg was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on January 26, 1935. He grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota, and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1953. He attended North Dakota State University for two and a half years before joining the U.S. Navy Security Group as a Naval Cryptologic Technician, where he built and maintained specialized radio stations in Morocco, Turkey, and other parts of the world. He earned degrees in Automation and Electrical Engineering Technology from Capitol College in Maryland in 1963 and was later recognized as an NDSU graduate in Electrical Engineering.

Neil and Elaine (Wendt) Berg met in Minneapolis and were married on July 7, 1962, in St. Charles, Minnesota. He worked for UNIVAC in St. Paul and MTS Systems Corporation in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, before taking a position as Chief Engineer for KXRA in Alexandria, Minnesota. He later owned and operated The Sound Shop, a small chain of consumer electronics stores, for more than 25 years. Before retiring, he taught small business management at Alexandria Technical College.

Neil was a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association, Alexandria Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, several Alexandria Technical College advisory committees, Civil Air Patrol, and other organizations related to business, communications, education, and flying.

His hobbies included post-World War II history, reading, amateur radio, water skiing, boating, traveling, hiking, and flying. He also enjoyed Viking Speedway stock car races and watching NDSU football. Neil was especially proud to follow his children’s careers and celebrate their accomplishments, and he treasured the time he spent with his four grandchildren as they grew into adulthood.

In retirement, Neil and Elaine continued to spend their summers in Alexandria while also enjoying their winter home in Goodyear, Arizona, where they made many new friends. For many years, they traveled annually to Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association reunions around the country, where Neil enjoyed meeting and reconnecting with many of the people with whom he had served in the Navy.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Elaine; their two children, son Christopher Berg and his wife, Karen, of Gainesville, Virginia, and daughter Darcy Bodger and her husband, Thomas, of Minnetonka, Minnesota. Neil’s granddaughters are Allison (Berg) Dysle and her husband, Maxwell Dysle, of Felton, Delaware, and Lauren Berg of Florence, Alabama. His grandsons are Nathan Bodger of Plymouth, Minnesota, and Aaron Bodger of Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Neil will be remembered for his sincere interest in the success of others, his commitment to self-improvement, his curiosity and love of learning, and his warmhearted sense of humor. He was a friend and mentor to many.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM at Living Word Church in Alexandria with a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM at the church. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Alzheimer's Association Alzheimer's Association .