Peter Frederick Berdan

Biography

Peter Frederick Berdan, born in 1824, spent his years grounded in the Forest community, contributing to the cadence of daily life that sustained his neighbors. Though records leave his occupation unrecorded, the reverence with which his memory is held by Forest Cemetery’s caretakers and visitors speaks to a life well-lived in quiet service.

He watched the nation stretch its boundaries and mend its wounds while remaining devoted to the local circle of family and friends who relied on his calm strength. In death he rests among the trees of Forest Cemetery, a living reminder of the care and constancy he once offered.