Individual Details

Gerson L. Banks

(6 Oct 1891 - 23 Mar 1956)

Belvidere Daily Republican, Saturday 24 March 1956
Banks Dies At Age 64
Gerson L. Banks, 64, of Kirkland, a retired grain and coal dealer and retired farmer, died at 3:35 p.m. Friday in Rockford Memorial hospital, where he has been a patient since Jan. 3 of this year.
He was born in Flora township Oct. 6, 1891, the son of George W. and Elva Brown Banks. He waqs married to Hattie Bressler of Monroe Center June 28, 1916. She died in 1930. He later was married to Lena Hein of Lincoln, Neb., who was employed in the Kirkland bank. That marriage took place July 14, 1932.
Gerson Banks was a member of the Methodist church, the Boyd D. Masonic lodge and the Freeport Consistory.
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Fuller of Lincoln, Ill., Mrs. Marian Deifenthaler of Glen Ellyn and Mrs. Doris Prindiville of Roselle; five grandchildren and four brothers, Herman of Los Angeles, Calif, Alfred of Belvidere, Edward of Kirkland and Ray of Cherry Valley. One sister and two brothers preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. in the Kirkland Methodist church by the Rev. Richard Harding. Masonic rites will be given. Burial will be in the Flora cemetery.
Friends may call at the Vrba chapel in Kirkland Sunday noon.
 
 
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  Parents:
    George W. Banks (1847 - 1936)
    Elva L. Brown Banks (1861 - 1923)
 
  Spouses:
    Hattie Bressler Banks (1892 - 1930)*
    Lena Hein Nana (1894 - 1986)*
 
  Children:
    Marjorie Banks Fuller (1917 - 2011)*
 
  Siblings:
    Frank Banks (1879 - 1948)*
    Sadie I. Banks Lindstrom (1883 - 1952)*
    Alfred J. Banks (1884 - 1964)*
    Herman A. Banks (1885 - 1965)*
    Edward B. Banks (1890 - 1961)*
    Gerson Levi Banks (1891 - 1956)
    Lloyd P. Banks (1895 - 1952)*
    Raymond McKinley Banks (1898 - 1974)*
 
*Calculated relationship

 
Burial:
Flora Cemetery
Flora Township
Boone County
Illinois, USA

Events

Birth6 Oct 1891Flora Township, Boone, Illinois, United States
Residence1900Flora Township, Boone, Illinois, United States
Marriage28 Jun 1916Winnebago, Illinois, United States - Hattie Bressler
Residence1920Franklin, Dekalb, Illinois, United States
Residence1930Franklin, Dekalb, Illinois, United States
Marriage14 Jul 1932Lena Hein
Residence1935Same Place
Residence1940Kirkland, Franklin Township, DeKalb, Illinois, United States
Death23 Mar 1956Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Burial26 Mar 1956Flora Cemetery, Flora Township, Boone, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseLena Hein (1894 - 1986)
SpouseHattie Bressler (1892 - 1930)
ChildMarjorie H Banks (1917 - 2011)
ChildMarion H Banks (1918 - 2004)
ChildDoris M. Banks (1920 - 1990)
FatherGeorge William Banks (1847 - 1936)
MotherElva L Brown (1861 - 1923)
SiblingFrank Banks (1879 - 1948)
SiblingSadie I Banks (1883 - 1952)
SiblingAlfred J. Banks (1884 - 1964)
SiblingLloyd Banks (1885 - 1952)
SiblingHerman Banks (1885 - 1965)
SiblingEdward B. Banks (1891 - 1961)
SiblingRaymond M. Banks (1898 - 1974)