Individual Details
Elmer B. Gerding
(January 12, 1919 - December 10, 2009)
Elmer B. Gerding, 90
Meire Grove, Jan. 12, 1919 - Dec. 10, 2009
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald for Elmer Gerding who passed away Thursday, December 10 at St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Inurnment will be in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery in Belgrade. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at church.
Elmer Ben Gerding was born January 12, 1919 in Elrosa, Minnesota to Hubert and Rose (Deters) Gerding. On August 31, 1943 he was united in marriage to Armella Schoenberg in Spring Hill, Minnesota. Elmer worked as a truck driver for Belgrade Superior Feeds for 40 years. Elmer was an avid card player and loved to socialize with his family and friends. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald and St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade.
Survivors include his dear friend and companion, Rosemary Dickhaus of Meire Grove; daughter, Mary Margaret (John) Krieger of Wheaton, Illinois; grandchildren, Mary Kathryn Krieger and Matthew Krieger; sister, Lillian Schoenberg of Greenwald; brothers, Raymond (Mary Ann) Gerding of Cold Spring and Reuben (Valeria) Gerding of Elrosa; sisters-in-law, Tillie Gerding of Cold Spring and Rita Gerding of Melrose.
Elmer was preceded in death by his wife Armella Gerding; infant daughter Alice Gerding; parents; brothers, Wilfred and Robert Gerding; and two infant sisters, Bertha and Bernice Gerding.
Meire Grove, Jan. 12, 1919 - Dec. 10, 2009
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald for Elmer Gerding who passed away Thursday, December 10 at St. Michael's Nursing Home in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Inurnment will be in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery in Belgrade. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at church.
Elmer Ben Gerding was born January 12, 1919 in Elrosa, Minnesota to Hubert and Rose (Deters) Gerding. On August 31, 1943 he was united in marriage to Armella Schoenberg in Spring Hill, Minnesota. Elmer worked as a truck driver for Belgrade Superior Feeds for 40 years. Elmer was an avid card player and loved to socialize with his family and friends. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald and St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Belgrade.
Survivors include his dear friend and companion, Rosemary Dickhaus of Meire Grove; daughter, Mary Margaret (John) Krieger of Wheaton, Illinois; grandchildren, Mary Kathryn Krieger and Matthew Krieger; sister, Lillian Schoenberg of Greenwald; brothers, Raymond (Mary Ann) Gerding of Cold Spring and Reuben (Valeria) Gerding of Elrosa; sisters-in-law, Tillie Gerding of Cold Spring and Rita Gerding of Melrose.
Elmer was preceded in death by his wife Armella Gerding; infant daughter Alice Gerding; parents; brothers, Wilfred and Robert Gerding; and two infant sisters, Bertha and Bernice Gerding.
Events
| Birth | January 12, 1919 | Elrosa, MN | |||
| Marriage | August 31, 1943 | Spring Hill Stearns Co., MN - Armella Mary Schoenberg | |||
| Death | December 10, 2009 | Meire Grove, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Armella Mary Schoenberg (1922 - 1982) |
| Father | Hubert Gerding (1894 - 1949) |
| Mother | Rose Deters (1892 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Bertha Gerding (1916 - ) |
| Sibling | Bernice Gerding (1918 - ) |
| Sibling | Lillian Gerding |
| Sibling | Raymond Gerding |
| Sibling | Reuben Leonard Gerding |
| Sibling | Wilfred J. Gerding (1928 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Robert F. Gerding (1931 - 2008) |