Gaes, Lea Adella Ida (1919-2014)
GAES, BUCHHOLZ, HARTJE, WHITLEY, WHITLEY, WHITMIRE, VAN HOUTEN, BOETTCHER, KRUSE, MADISON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/7/2014 at 11:40:11
Lea Adella Ida Gaes
April 23, 1919 - August 24, 2014Lea Gaes, age 95, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at North Lake Manor at Storm Lake.
Lea Buchholz, a daughter of Fred and Ida (Hartje) Buchholz was born in Grant Township, Buena Vista County, Iowa, on April 23, 1919. Baptized on May 11, 1919, and confirmed in April, 1933, at Zion Lutheran Church of rural Storm Lake, she received her education at Zion Lutheran School.
On November 17, 1946, Lea married Fred Gaes at Zion Lutheran Church. Subsequently, four sons, Terry, Tom, Craig, and Kirk, were born to this union. Fred and Lea owned and operated Gaes Truck Lines where Lea worked as the bookkeeper in addition to fulfilling her duties as a full time wife, mother, and homemaker. For fun, she enjoyed playing cards and golfing. Nonetheless, all her family members held special significance in her heart, and she cherished the times she could spend with them. She was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of Storm Lake.
Lea’s life will always be honored and cherished by her family which includes her sons: Terry, of Storm Lake, Iowa, Tom (Renee), of Louisville, Kentucky, Craig (Geralyn), of Huntington Beach, California, and Kirk (Tamie), of Storm Lake, Iowa; her grandchildren: Autumn, Jason, Keith (Tanya), Shane (Staci), Shannon (Dawn), Tim (Nicole), and Troy (Amanda) Gaes; Melissa (Gaes) Whitley, and her fiancé, Jon Pedro; and Tara and Michael Whitmire; her great-grandchildren: Alysa, Brianna, Ella, Kalie, Mackenzie, Melanie, Nicholas, Parker, Taylor, Tyler, and Tyler Gaes; and Madelyn Whitley; two great-great granddaughters, Aubrey Gaes and Nicole Van Houten; and two sisters: Alma and Leona Boettcher, both of Storm Lake, Iowa; along with other extended family members and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Ida; her father- and mother-in-law, Fred and Sylvia; her husband, Fred; her grandson, Adam Gaes; her brothers, Walter, Art, and Raymond; and her sisters, Dora Kruse and Paula Madison; along with many brothers- and sisters-in-law.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 29, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation with the family present will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2014, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Blessed be the memory of Lea Gaes.
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