Gerlach, Martha
Dierks-
Home Town: Rock Rapids, IA formerly of Rock Valley, IA
Deceased Date: Sun., Nov. 30, 2008
Service:
Thurs., Dec. 4, 2008
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Address:
Porter Funeral Home
1704 15th St.
Rock Valley, IA 51247
Obituary: Rock Rapids, IA: Martha
Gerlach, 99, formerly of Rock Valley, died Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Rock Rapids Health Centre. Funeral
Service will be 10:30 am Thursday at
Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley. Burial will be at
Peace Lutheran Cemetery south of Rock Valley. Visitation will be Wednesday at
Porter Funeral Home but no family visitation.
Martha
Gayer was born October 29, 1909 southwest of Rock Valley, daughter of
Fredrick and Alvina (
Tank)
Gayer. She married Herman
Dierks on December 18, 1928. Together they farmed near Rock Valley and south of
Inwood, IA until they retired and moved to Rock Rapids, IA in 1962. Herman died on January 20, 1981. Martha married Rev. Anton
Gerlach on December 23, 1984 in Rock Rapids, IA. They lived at Rock Rapids and then George, IA. Rev. Anton died on December 28, 1993. Martha moved to the Rock Rapids Health Centre on August 4, 2003.
Surviving relatives include her daughter, Mary Ann (
Dick) Bahnson of Spokan, WA; daughter-in-law, Francis
Dierks of
Cambridge, MD; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great grandchildren: brother, Robert (
Lura)
Gayer of Rock Valley; sisters, Minnie
Bauder of
Hawarden, IA, Esther
Bauder of Rock Valley, Ann
Wasser of
Hawarden, IA, Dorothy
Jones of San Diago, CA, Marcia (Walter) Intorf of Osage, IA.
Martha was preceded in death by her two husbands, Herman
Dierks and Rev. Anton Gerlach; infant children, Joan and Joel; sons, Carl and Fred Dierks; brother, Fred Gayer; sisters Emma
Moeller and Louise
Heuer.
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