GEHLING, Marie 1910-2000

FRENCH, GEHLING, GERLEMAN

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Date: 10/7/2010 at 20:04:44

Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000

Marie Gehling

Marie Gehling, 90, a lifelong resident of Calmar, died July 25, 2000, in Solon, after a short illness.

A memorial service was held Monday, Aug. 14, at 7:30 p.m., at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar.

The mass was concelebrated by the Rev. Kenneth Gehling of Mason City, the Rev. Donald Hawes of St. Aloysius and the Rev. Robert Hirsch, the former church pastor.

Father Gehling delivered the homily. Music was supplied by the St. Aloysius choir led by Alan Sensor on the organ.

After the mass, a social was held in the church basement with refreshments provided by the people of the St. Aloysius parish.

Burial was at St. Bridget's Cemetery in Solon.

Marie was born Jan. 26, 1910, the daughter of Frank and Emma (French) Gehling. She received her education at St. Aloysius School in Calmar and Visitation Academy in Dubuque. She spent her whole life on the family farm south of Calmar. She was known throughout the area for her quilting, baking, baby sitting and card playing.

She was a lifelong member of the St. Aloysius parish, as well as a long-time member of the St. Aloysius Rosary Society, ACCW and the Calmar Senior Citizens.

Survivors include her adopted daughter, Judy and Ken Gerleman of Solon; two grandchildren, Luke and Marie Gerleman; one brother, Hugo and Eleanor Gehling of Laguna Hills, Calif, a sister-in-law, Mary and Victor Gehling of Pendleton, Ore.; and 11 nieces and nephews.

Marie Gehling was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Joseph and wife Emma, and La Verne and Victor; and one sister, Catherine.

Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.