Individual Details

Marriage

(Monticello Express, Feb 25, 1909)
Two brothers, Messrs. John and Gerhard Gerdes, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ricklef Gerdes,led two of Castle Grove's fair damsels to the altar, yesterday, the 24th inst. Mr. John Gerdes and Miss Myrtle Specht were married at the German Lutheran Church of Castle Grove by Rev. Nathar. Mr. Gerhard Gerdes and Miss Minnie Poppe were married by the same minister at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Poppe, in the presence of a small company of relatives. Owing to the sickness in the family of the bridegrooms' parents, these weddings were both quiet and unostentatious. These young people who have chosen to take life's burdens together, in a sensible way, know the value of labor and thrift, and they will be positive factors in the communities where they may make their homes.

Census (family)

47 GERDES GERHARD H 44 IA H GERDES, RIEKLEF 70 GER GRUMM, M S 68 IL IA
48 GERDES WILHELMINE 42 IA W POPPE, J D 72 GER PAGLER, KATHERINE GER IA
49 GERDES KATHERINE 11 IA D
50 GERDES LORNA ANN 8 IA D
51 GERDES PAUL G 5 IA S
52 GERDES LOIS G 3 IA D

Death

Monticello Express December 7, 1961
WILHELMINA P. GERDES

MONTICELLO: Services for Wllhelmina (Minnie) P. Gerdes were held Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran church with the Rev. J. P. Willms officiating. Burial was made at the Oakwood cemetery.
Mrs. Gerdes died at John McDonald hospital Nov. 29, following an illness of several months.
Born June 28,1882 at Langworthy, she was the daughter of John Diedrlck and Katharine Pagler Poppe. She was married Feb. 24, 1909 at Monticello to Gerhard Gerdes. The couple farmed near ScotchGrove for five years, and then moved to a farm in Castle Grove township. Following the death of her husband on Sept. 17, 1937, she continued to live on the farm for the next three years, and since has made her home with her family. She was a member of the St. Matthew Lutheran church.
Surviving are four children, Kathryn, Mrs. M. Frederick Rieniets, Monticello, Mrs. Lorna Preston, Marion; Paul Gerdes, Monticello and Lois, Mrs. Victor Mowery of Monticello. 12 grand-children also survive as well as two sisters, Mrs. John B. Zimmerman, Monticello and Mrs. Margaret Jacobs of Emmettsburg. Three sisters and a brother preceded her in death.