13 Oct, 1997
Louis "Lou" W. Gerdes, 75 of Dixon, Ill., formerly of Anamosa, died Friday, Oct 10, 1997, in his home after a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon, by the Rev. Cynthia Stengel, Burial: Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon. Friends may call from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Todd of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Terri (Michael) Kornowski of West Allis, Wis., and TyAnne (Bradley) Schmidt of Crystal lake, Ill.; a brother Garrett (Janice) of Anamosa; five sisters, Gertrude Nost of Cedar Rapids, Frances Brodersen of Olin, Marie Till of Bellevue, Helen (Ralph) Bender of Tustin, Calif., and Joyce Joslyn of Coralville; and three grandchildren.
Born Aug 10, 1922 in Anamosa, a son of Garrett and Louise Andersen Gerdes, he married Ruth V. Dirks Oct 10, 1944, in Monticello. He was a supervisor at Lawrence Brothers, Sterling, Ill., before his retirement in 1987. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon.
A memorial fund has been established.
Pallbearers: Paul DeArmitt, Gary Egert, William Lawler, David Long, J.B. Long, Tim Wadsworth
Louis "Lou" W. Gerdes, 75 of Dixon, Ill., formerly of Anamosa, died Friday, Oct 10, 1997, in his home after a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon, by the Rev. Cynthia Stengel, Burial: Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon. Friends may call from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Todd of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Terri (Michael) Kornowski of West Allis, Wis., and TyAnne (Bradley) Schmidt of Crystal lake, Ill.; a brother Garrett (Janice) of Anamosa; five sisters, Gertrude Nost of Cedar Rapids, Frances Brodersen of Olin, Marie Till of Bellevue, Helen (Ralph) Bender of Tustin, Calif., and Joyce Joslyn of Coralville; and three grandchildren.
Born Aug 10, 1922 in Anamosa, a son of Garrett and Louise Andersen Gerdes, he married Ruth V. Dirks Oct 10, 1944, in Monticello. He was a supervisor at Lawrence Brothers, Sterling, Ill., before his retirement in 1987. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon.
A memorial fund has been established.
Pallbearers: Paul DeArmitt, Gary Egert, William Lawler, David Long, J.B. Long, Tim Wadsworth
13 Oct, 1997
Louis "Lou" W. Gerdes, 75 of Dixon, Ill., formerly of Anamosa, died Friday, Oct 10, 1997, in his home after a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon, by the Rev. Cynthia Stengel, Burial: Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon. Friends may call from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Todd of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Terri (Michael) Kornowski of West Allis, Wis., and TyAnne (Bradley) Schmidt of Crystal lake, Ill.; a brother Garrett (Janice) of Anamosa; five sisters, Gertrude Nost of Cedar Rapids, Frances Brodersen of Olin, Marie Till of Bellevue, Helen (Ralph) Bender of Tustin, Calif., and Joyce Joslyn of Coralville; and three grandchildren.
Born Aug 10, 1922 in Anamosa, a son of Garrett and Louise Andersen Gerdes, he married Ruth V. Dirks Oct 10, 1944, in Monticello. He was a supervisor at Lawrence Brothers, Sterling, Ill., before his retirement in 1987. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon.
A memorial fund has been established.
Pallbearers: Paul DeArmitt, Gary Egert, William Lawler, David Long, J.B. Long, Tim Wadsworth
Louis "Lou" W. Gerdes, 75 of Dixon, Ill., formerly of Anamosa, died Friday, Oct 10, 1997, in his home after a short illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon, by the Rev. Cynthia Stengel, Burial: Chapel Hill Memorial Park, Dixon. Friends may call from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth; a son, Todd of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Terri (Michael) Kornowski of West Allis, Wis., and TyAnne (Bradley) Schmidt of Crystal lake, Ill.; a brother Garrett (Janice) of Anamosa; five sisters, Gertrude Nost of Cedar Rapids, Frances Brodersen of Olin, Marie Till of Bellevue, Helen (Ralph) Bender of Tustin, Calif., and Joyce Joslyn of Coralville; and three grandchildren.
Born Aug 10, 1922 in Anamosa, a son of Garrett and Louise Andersen Gerdes, he married Ruth V. Dirks Oct 10, 1944, in Monticello. He was a supervisor at Lawrence Brothers, Sterling, Ill., before his retirement in 1987. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dixon.
A memorial fund has been established.
Pallbearers: Paul DeArmitt, Gary Egert, William Lawler, David Long, J.B. Long, Tim Wadsworth
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