Rose Helen Berning, 100, passed peacefully on Dec. 2, 2023.   She was born in St. Paul, Oregon, to Sylvester and Christine Spehn Smith. She was the fourth youngest of 13 children. Rose met Talwin Berning at a flax festival dance in Mount Angel. They married in June 1944.  The couple had five children. She was a full-time homemaker while the children were at home. After […]