ELDO JOHN GERICKE 1898-1987

GERICKE, SCHUTTE, WAGNER

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Date: 1/6/2007 at 08:01:52

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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ELDO JOHN GERICKE 1898-1987

Funeral services for Eldo Gericke were held Monday, December 21, 1987, 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Postville. Rev. Julius L. Peterson officiated. Schutte Funeral Service was in charge of the arrangements. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery.

Eldo John Gericke was born April 30, 1898 in Allamakee County, Iowa. He died Saturday morning, Dec. 19, 1989 in Community Memorial Hospital at Postville.

He was baptized September 3, 1898 and confirmed by Rev. Kuehne in 1913. He attended the West Grove School.

September 24, 1924 he married Ceasil Schutte. They had 3 children. They began farming north of Luana and he also drove a bus for the Luana School for 3 years. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church.

In 1929 they moved to a farm northeast of Castalia. During the mid-1930's they moved to Postville where Eldo was employed in various capacities. He was the town marshall for 5 years and a night watchman for Iowa Turkey Products for several years. He retired in 1980. In 1986 he became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Bertha, his step-father, Wendell Wagner, a daughter, Marlene May, who died in infancy, a son, LaMont, 4 half-brothers, LeRoy, Arthur, Harry, Willard and a half-sister, Ethel.

Survivors are his wife, Ceasil, a son, Vernon and his wife Marty of Cedar Rapids, a daughter-in-law, Fern and her husband, Floyd Kephart, Monticello; 4 granddaughters and 5 great-grandchildren.

Eldo and Ceasil had celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1974 at St. Paul Lutheran Church and their 60th with an open house at their home.

Casket bearers were Leo Morch, Lyle Sebastian, Millard Bilden, Dale Bilden, Rueben Hoth and Clarence Everman.