Lewis Gearhart
Born: June 3, 1882 in Roden, Germany
Died:March 8, 1944 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 136, plot 2
Lot Owner: Louis Gerhart, purchased in 1944
Married: Martha Lucas
Married: Mabel
Parents: Louis and Johanna Hildebrand Gerhart
Lewis Gearhart
Photo courtesy of Shelley Arri
Newton Services Friday For L.C. Gearhart
Final rites for Lewis C. Gearhart, 62, year-old native of Roden, Germany, who died Wednesday, March 8, at his home near Metz of an asthmatic condition and heart complications, were held Friday at Morgan Funeral home.
The Rev. F. D. Boldt, pastor of the Newton First Lutheran church officiated and Mrs. Maurice Rodgers, accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Rodgers, accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Jackson, sang "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," and "Going Down the Valley." Interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jay Coffman, Drew Coffman, Herman Bunse, Henry Bunse, Fred Engle and Elmer Lind.
Lewis Charles Gearhart was born Jan. 3, 1882, one of a family of four sons and a daughter of the late Lewis and Johanna Gearhart.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers and his first wife, Martha.
He is survived by his second wife, Mabel; a brother, Fred, and a sister, Mrs. Anna Baty. ~ Newton Daily News, March, 15 1944.
Martha (Lucas) Gearhart
Born: 1879 in Illinois1
Died: 23 Sep 1936 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa5
Buried: Lot 136, plot 1
Lot Owner: Louis Gerhart, purchased in 1944
Married: Lewis Gerhart
Parents: Levi and Sarah (Hartman) Lucas4
Funeral Services Conducted For Mrs. Gearhart
(Special to The Daily News) METZ -- Funeral services for Mrs. Louis C. Gearhart, 59, were conducted from the Metz church Sunday at 2:00 p.m. by the Rev. Daniel Buser, pastor of the Newton Foursquare Gospel church.
John Hitchler, Mrs. Roy Baty and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Edwards furnished the music, singing, "Nearer My God to Thee," "In the Garden," and "I've Anchored My Soul in the Haven of Rest." Maxine Emmack played the accompaniment.
Burial was made in the Sugar Grove cemetery, with the following serving as pall bearers; Pearl Hough, Cleo Hood, Clarence Tratchel, William Bales, William Townsend, and Charles Luscombe.
Those attending from a distance were Mrs. Ann Hummel, August Kletting, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kletting and John Stuart of Colfax, Mrs. John Lynn of Mingo and Mrs. Roy Johnson of Monroe.
Mrs. Gearhart died Thursday at the Skiff Memorial hospital as the result of a heart attack. A sufferer of heart trouble, Mrs. Gearhart was recovering from an illness of pneumonia when the attack occurred.
She is survived by her husband, who is employed in the Maytag factory of Newton.
1. 1920 U. S. Census, Mound Prairie Township, Jasper Co., Iowa, Enumeration District 30, Sheet 1B
2. Jasper Co., Iowa Marriages Vol 3 page 65 is marriage of Henry and Louisa. 1900 Census show mother's name as Louisa.
3. Shelley Arri
4. 1925 Iowa State Census, Mound Prairie Twp., Jasper Co.
5. Ancestry.com. Iowa, Death Records, 1920-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
Fern C. (Holdefer) Gerhart
Born: February 22, 1891 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: February 14, 1955 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 32, plot 7
Lot Owner: Fern Gerhart, purchased in 1936
Married: W.C. Gerhart on October 9, 1906 probably in Colfax, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Anne (married to: Ben Larrison), Francis Louise Gerhart (never married), Mrs. Mary Belle (married to: Cornie Kleindorst, 2nd husband: Leo Dillard Griggs), Charles William Gerhart, and Gladys (Married: Harold Reynolds), Ruby Lamb (1st husband: Garold Kirkman, 2nd husband: Thomas Frank Lamb), Betty (1st husband: Loren Craft, 2nd husband: ___ Johnson), Stella (married: ___ Jones), and Phyllis (married: ___ Thompson).3
Parents: Henry and Mary Kennedy Holdefer2
Mrs. Gearhart, 63, Life-Time Jasper Resident, Dies
Mrs. Fern Cora Gearhart, 63, a life-long resident of Jasper county, died at 5:50 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cornie Kleinendorst of Newton.
Funeral services have been set tentatively for 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Allan K. Williams, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.
Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery. Toland Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gearhart is survived by eight daughters, Mrs. Earl Parcell of Chicago; Miss Frances Gearhart and Mrs. Cornie Kleinendorst, both of Newton; Mrs. Harry Reynolds of Longview, Wash; Mrs. Garold Kirkman and Mrs. Loren Craft of Des Moines; Mrs. Louis Stulak of Chicago and Mrs. Donald Townsend of Colfax; a son, Charles Gearhart of Des Moines; and her mother, Mrs. Henry Holdefer of Corydon.
Other survivors are four brothers, a sister, 20 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holdefer, she was born Feb. 22, 1892, in Jasper county where she resided all her life.
She was a member of the Methodist church and the JOC class of the church. ~ The Newton Daily News, February 14, 1955.
William C. Gerhart
Born: October 26, 1883 in Muscatine, Muscatine Co., Iowa
Died: July 15, 1936 in Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 32, plot 8
Lot Owner: Fern Gerhart, purchased in 1936
Married: Fern C. Holdefer on October 9, 1906, probably Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Anne (married to: Ben Larrison), Francis Louise Gerhart (never married), Mrs. Mary Belle (married to: Cornie Kleindorst, 2nd husband: Leo Dillard Griggs), Charles William Gerhart, and Gladys (Married: Harold Reynolds), Ruby Lamb (1st husband: Garold Kirkman, 2nd husband: Thomas Frank Lamb), Betty (1st husband: Loren Craft, 2nd husband: ___ Johnson), Stella (married: ___ Jones), and Phyllis (married: ___ Thompson).3
Parents: Louis and Johanna Hildebrand Gerhart
William Gerhart and Daughter Francis
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR WM. C. GERHART-SAT.
Local Man Died at University Hospital in Iowa City
Funeral services for William C. Gerhart were held Saturday afternoon from the Methodist church with Rev. Chas. J. Bukoutz, pastor of the Baptist church officiating.
Mr. Gerhart, a resident of Colfax and Mound Prairie township most of his life, died at the University hospital at Iowa City Wednesday from a heart ailment and complications.
William C. Gerhart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Gerhart, was born October 26, 1883 at Muscatine, Iowa and passed away July 15, 1936 at the University Hospital in Iowa City, age 52 years, 8 months, and 19 days.
Mr. Gerhart was united in marriage to Fern Holdefer of Colfax, Oct. 9, 1906. To this union nine children were born, all of whom with the wife survive. They are: Mrs. Ben Larrison, Newton, Iowa; Francis Gerhart, Glenwood, Iowa; Mrs. Cornie Kleindorst, Newton, Iowa; Charles Gerhart, Moline, Ill.; and Gladys, Ruby, Betty, Stella, and Phyllis at home.
Mr. Gerhart spent his early life in the Bear Grove neighborhood in Mound Prairie township, moving with his family to Colfax a number of years ago.
Since coming to Colfax he has been employed by the Rock Island railroad until last December when his health failed him.
For the past several months his health has weakened and seven weeks ago he was taken to Iowa City where specialists did everything possible for him but without avail and he died of heart trouble and complications Wednesday morning.
Besides his wife and children, Mr. Gerhart is survived by two brothers, Louis C. Gerhart of Newton and Fred Gerhart of Colfax and one sister, Mrs. Anna Batty of Colfax, three grandchildren and other relatives and close friends. His mother, father, one brother, and a grandchild preceded him in death.
Burial was made in the Metz cemetery. ~ Newton Daily News, July 20, 1936