Mary Lucille (Klein) Gerard, 15 Dec 1946 - 28 Apr 2020

GERARD, KLEIN, DEVORE, ALFORD, DIETZE, LANGFORD, DENNLER, MUMBY, CANTU, GRAF

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 5/8/2020 at 14:19:28

Mary Lucille Gerard, 73, of Marengo, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Private graveside services will be held in the Marengo Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa.

Memorials may be directed to the family of Mary Gerard at 1434 LaFayette Ave., Marengo, IA 52301. Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Mary was born Dec. 15, 1946, in Marengo, the daughter of Lester and Betty (DeVore) Klein. She graduated from Iowa Valley High School in 1965. Mary was united in marriage to Jake Gerard on a Halloween night. The couple later divorced.

Mary was employed at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids for 42 years. She enjoyed going to garage sales and had collections of various things. She loved spending time with her family.

Mary is survived by her two children, Kim (Herb) Alford of Marengo and Jody (Tanya) Gerard of Belle Plaine; 11 grandchildren, Kristen Langford of Shueyville, Kandi (Jason) Dennler of Blairstown, and Kyle (Lani) Mumby, Kayela (Antonio) Cantu, Tucker (Melanie) Gerard, Trey Gerard, Taylor (Ryan) Gerard and Felicity, Jazmyne, Daymien and Tytyn Graf, all of Belle Plaine;
13 great-grandchildren, Macey, Cadence and Gavin Langford, Ellie and Conner Dennler, Carter and Caysen Cantu, Kiera, Berkley and Granger Mumby, Taven, Jax and Lennon Gerard; and two siblings, Jere (Barb) Klein of Florida and Sherry Dietze, of Marengo.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Published in The Hometown Current on May 6, 2020. An abbreviated version published in The Gazette on April 30, 2020.