Leonard Paul Berger
Funeral Service: September 8, 2025
Funeral Home: Gutterman Warheit Memorial Chapel
Notes:
Entombment is private.
Dr. Leonard Paul Berger Boca Raton, Florida & Ocean City, Maryland
December 3, 1934 – August 27, 2025
Dr. Leonard Paul Berger beloved husband, father, stepfather, grandfather, and friend, passed away on August 27, 2025, at the age of 90. Known for his boundless energy, entrepreneurial spirit, and generosity, he lived a life full of achievement, adventure, and connection. Leonard Berger was born December 3, 1934 in Canada. His parents, Anne Berger and Jack Berger, raised their family in Baltimore, Maryland. Leonard, affectionately known to many as Lenny, was a born salesman, beginning his career as a teenage door-to-door Bible salesman in Baltimore, where he quickly became the top in his territory. He went on to graduate from Franklin & Marshall College in just three years, then earned his medical degree at The University of Maryland. During the Berlin Crisis, he served proudly in the U.S. Army with the 92nd Field Hospital, in Augusta Georgia, finishing his service as a captain. He built a thriving medical practice in Parkville, Maryland, where he was remembered as the kind of doctor who still carried his black bag and made house calls. Never one to limit himself to one field, he expanded into business with great success – owning car dealerships from Maryland to New Jersey, including Datsun, Corvette, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Saab, Porshe and Mercedes. In a remarkable milestone, he helped take Caltech Cable Vision public in the 1980s, creating opportunities and happiness for many. In addition to owning a chain of nursing homes and a racquet club, Lenny later brought his entrepreneurial talents to Ocean City, Maryland, where he operated the Ocean Club, the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau, Marigot Beach Suites, and the Gateway Hotel – ventures that left an enduring mark on the community. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Lenny was celebrated for his love of life. He relished a fine steak, a special bottle of wine, and the company of friends old and new. His warmth and charisma made him unforgettable to all who met him. He is survived by his devoted wife, Kari Berger; his children, David Berger, Jackie Berger, and Kelly Forsberg; his stepdaughters, Shannon Rosa and husband Charles Rosa, and Karlie Southcomb, and his grandchildren, Maddie Simons, Ben Forsberg, Jack Forsberg, and Bella Rosa.
He will be remembered by his family as a generous and loving husband, father, stepfather, and grandfather. His legacy lives on not only in the businesses he built and his philanthropy, but in the lives he touched with his generosity, humor, and spirit. Lenny Berger’s extraordinary journey leaves behind a family and community deeply proud of the life he lived, and grateful for the example he set.
Funeral services will be held on September 3rd at 1:00 pm at Temple Bat Yam in
Berlin, Maryland.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lenny’s memory to the TidalHealth Foundation, designated for Graduate Medical Education, 100 E. Carroll St., Salisbury, MD 21801, or online at tidalhealth.org/donate.
