GERHOLDT, Lola M. (Cain) 1929-2019

GERHOLDT, CAIN, SYYKOWSKY, REICHERTS, JUHL, MICHEL, COULTER, SAMMONS, FREESE

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 11/7/2019 at 15:17:26

January 17, 1929 - November 2, 2019

Obituary for Lola M. Gerholdt

Lola M. Gerholdt, 90, of Raymond, died Saturday, November 2, at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly.

She was born January 17, 1929, in Shell Rock, the daughter of Roy W. and Albina Svykowsky Cain. She married Lester Gerholdt on June 22, 1947, in Waterloo and he preceded her in death on April 1, 1997.

Lola was a graduate of Pitzes Beautician School and was employed at Covenant Medical Center, now Mercy One Waterloo in pediatrics for twenty years.

Survivors include: four daughters, Janice (Randea) Dray of Grenada, Miss, Sandra (Gene) Walker of Evansdale, Rebecca (Larry) Stansbery of Evansdale, and Theresa Freese of Raymond; twelve grandchildren; David Fulks, Lisa Hagadorn, Patrick Stansbery, Kimberly Sires, Eric Gerholdt, Aaron Reicherts, Rick Reicherts, Jonathon Freese, Justin Freese, Jacob Freese, Matt Dray, and Stephanie Dray; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; many nieces and nephews; and special friend, Dick Anderson of Waterloo.

Preceded in death by a daughter, Janet Reicherts, a son, Danny Gerholdt; four brothers, Paul, Gordon, George, and Frank Cain; four sisters, Donna Juhl, Shirley Michel, Norma Coulter, and Winifred Sammons; a son-in-law, John Freese.

Memorial Services: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 9, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church with inurnment in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Public visitation one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway is in charge of the arrangements.

SOURCE: Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service