Career
Born in Campbellsport, Wisconsin, United States, Schlaefer Berg was ordained a priest for the Capuchin order on June 5, 1946. On July 25, 1970, he was appointed titular bishop of Flumenpiscene" and bishop of the Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua, on June 25, 1970 and was ordained bishop on August 12, 1970. He died while still in office.