Individual Details
Anna Louisa Gerdes
(28 Oct 1909 - 26 Jul 1998)
Events
| Birth | 28 Oct 1909 | Fairview, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Death | 26 Jul 1998 | Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | Eduard Lorenz "Ed" Helgens | ||||
| Burial | Jones, Iowa, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Eduard Lorenz "Ed" Helgens (1903 - 1977) |
| Father | John Anton Gerdes (1884 - 1933) |
| Mother | Catherine "Kate" Andersen (1885 - 1966) |
Notes
Death
ANNA LOUISA HELGENS, 88, died of pulmonary fibrosis Sunday evening, July 26, 1998, in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. Burial: Wayne Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.Survivors include two sons, Galen (Margie) of Monticello and Darrell (Goldie) of Marion; five granddaughters, Katherine Jo (Kevin) Sprau of Monticello, Taylor Jane Alyea of Gainesville, Fla., Heidi Helgens of Chicago, Jana (Ron) Rittgers of Arlington, Mass, and Dena (Chris)) Angelos of Minneapolis; three great-grandchildren, Krystal, Kody and Kip Sprau; a great-great-grandson, Walker James Sprau; three stepgrandchildren, Timothy, Matthew and Nathan LeClere; and two step great-grandchildren, Austin and Calvin LeClere.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ed, on Nov. 28, 1977; a great-grandson, Dustin Sprau; a brother, John Andrew Gerdes; and a sister, Augusta Appleby.
Instead of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association or Wayne Zion Lutheran Church.