Bluck, Gertrude (Harris) Hangartner 1914-1986

HARRIS, KLEIN, HANGARTNER, BLUCK, MORK, WELCH, SCHEFFERT, SCHARD, MEYER, SCHULTZ, BURNHAM, PEARCY, KRUSE

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/8/2011 at 12:02:15

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON REPUBLICAN-STANDARD, November 25, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Gertrude Bluck, age 72, of Preston, Minnesota, died Wednesday, November 19, 1986 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Services were held Saturday November 22 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Monona, Iowa with the Rev. John Moran of St. Patrick's in Monona and the Rev. Robert Kulas of St. Columban's Catholic Church in Preston, Minnesota co-officiating. Burial was in St. Patrick's Church Cemetery in Monona with Thauwald Funeral Home of Preston in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were her grandsons Bobby Stamper, Jason Echard, Terry Welch, Scott Mork, Johnny Micki, Troy Scheffert, Kim Welch, Todd Mork, and Brett Echard.

Gertrude "Gert" was born January 3, 1914 to Obert and Clara (Klein) Harris in Allamakee County, Iowa. She attended West Grove rural school. On February 5, 1930 she married Louis Hangartner. He died in 1952. She married Robert O. Bluck in Monona, Iowa on June 25, 1955. They owned and operated the Volney Cheese Factory for many years. After moving to State Center, she worked at Marshall County Care Center. They moved to Preston, Minnesota in 1979 where she was a member of St. Columbans' Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Louis, a granddaughter, and 3 brothers, George Harris, Russell Harris, and Leo "Dutch" Harris.

She is survived by her husband Robert; 3 sons, Jack Hangartner of Charles City, Iowa, Jerry Hangartner of Waterloo, Iowa, and Greg Hangartner of West Allis, Wisconsin; 4 daughters, Mrs. Don (Joyce) Mork of Tacoma, Washington, Mrs. Ralph (Joanne) Welch of Waukon, Iowa, Mrs. Duane (Judy) Scheffert of Monona, Iowa, and Mrs. Dale (Sandy) Echard, also of Monona, Iowa; 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; 4 brothers, Milo Harris of Lynxville, Wisconsin, Robert "Bill" Harris of Postville, Iowa, Virgil Harris of Roselle, Illinois, and Don Harris of Bishop, California; and 4 sisters, Mrs. Harlan (Beulah Meyer) Schultz of Postville, Iowa, Ruth Burnham of Sparta, Wisconsin, Hazel Pearcy of Preston, Minnesota, and Mrs. Marvin (Lulu) Kruse of Monona, Iowa.