Roberta Dyer

Roberta “Bertie” Dyer, age 78, of Grantsburg, WI passed away on November 1, 2015 at the Burnett County Medical Center in Grantsburg, WI. Bertie was born on February 13, 1937 in Big Falls, MN to parents Nina and Robert Dyer. She spent the first couple years of her life living in Big Falls, MN and then in Rush City, MN, until the family ultimately settled in the town of Grantsburg, WI. Bertie attended and graduated from Grantsburg High School in 1956. After school, Bertie went on to work at a variety of places, including: American Linen, Montgomery Wards, working in the pulpwoods with her father, Duncan Yo-Yo, McNally’s and the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg where she retired from in 2002 after 32 years of service. Bertie enjoyed cooking and baking. She loved family reunions and the jam sessions played by her family. She also loved listening to Elvis Presley. She liked watching baseball and always cheered on her favorite football team, the Green Bay Packers. Bertie will always be remembered for her overwhelming love for her family. Bertie is preceded in death by her parents, Nina and Robert Dyer; step-mother, Rose Marie Dyer; grandparents, Alice and “Pa” Dyer; brothers, Robert William Dyer, George Terry Dyer; and niece, Rose Ellen Hess. Left to cherish Bertie’s memory are her nieces, Laura (Mike) Kirkwold, Leona Poling, Alice (Brad) Gruis, Virigina (Tom) Hillman, Roberta “Bertie” Dyer; sisters, Sandra (John) Lindberg, Alice (Steve) Swenson, Bonnie (Gene) Perry, Darlene Bellinger, Cookie (Larry) Bussinger; brothers, Allen Brown, Tim (Debbie) Brown, Tom Brown; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. Visitation to be held Wednesday, November 4, 2015 from 5:00-8:00pm at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Grantsburg, WI. Funeral Services to be held Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 11:00am (visitation from 10:00-11:00am) at the Ekdall Church in Grantsburg, WI.