Frances Muriel Hoard Berg-O'Brien, 102, of Cohasset, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday Dec. 29, 2012. Frances was born in Danbury, Wisconsin September 16, 1910 to Peter and Oceana (Carpenter) Hoard. She married Joseph John Berg in 1928. He died in 1966. She married Clement O'Brien in 1979. He died in 1989. Frances enjoyed gardening and preserving all the produce. She made the best molasses cookies and excelled in pie baking until this past year. She was a firm believer in healthy eating, taking vitamins, and reading her Bible and prayer. She enjoyed all the visits made to her by friends and family. She was a charter member of Community Bible Chapel. She was preceded in death by her husbands; parents; sisters, Maisie Woodbury, Hazel Mertes, and Helen Lemler; brothers, Peter, Malcomb, Charles, and Russell Hoard; and a stepson, Terry O'Brien. Surviving family includes her children, Gary (Sue) Berg, James (Ruth) Berg, Janet (Lloyd) Lundquist, Glenn (Anne) Berg, and David (Michelle) Berg; 15 grandchildren, and 42 great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Clement (Darlene) O'Brien, Marilyn (Dale) Harthan, Bob (Carolyn) O'Brien, Sharon (LeRoy) Gardener, Keith O'Brien, and Kathy (Rod) South; sister-in-law, Idella Hoard; and many nieces and nephews.