Gerlach Jr., Joseph

GERLACH, WAGNER, STREUSER, SCHLECHT, BAKER, LANNEN, CULVER, BONDY

Posted By: Ruth Maring - Volunteer Poster (email)
Date: 1/23/2009 at 10:59:54

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MILES — Joseph Gerlach Jr., age 82, of Miles, Iowa, died Thursday, January 1, 2009, at his home surrounded by his loving family. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 5, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 4, 2009, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston, and a Scripture wake service at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Preston. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be given to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Joseph was born on September 12, 1926, the son of Joseph and Mary (Wagner) Gerlach in Charlotte, Iowa. Joseph married Jacqueline Streuser in 1946; Jacqueline died in 1996. Joseph later married Rosalee Schlecht on May 16th, 1997, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Preston. Joseph loved farming his entire life and owned and operated a farm in rural Miles. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where he was involved with Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of Izaak Walton League in Sabula, Iowa, and The Eagles Club in Clinton, Iowa. Joseph was also a volunteer fireman for the Miles Fire Department, where he served as trustee for 31 years. He enjoyed working at the Schlecht Hatchery, flower gardening, jigsaw puzzles, feeding humming birds and giving to churches and the elderly. Most of all, Joseph loved and cherished spending time with his family and friends. Joseph is survived by his wife, Rosalee, of Miles; three sons, David Gerlach of Clinton, Paul (Debbie) Gerlach of Marquette, Kansas, and Richard (Sandy) Schlecht Jr. of Miles; three daughters, Mary Jo (John) Baker of San Antonio, Texas, Catherine (Patrick) Lannen of DeWitt, Iowa, and Etta (Greg) Culver of Miles; eight grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; one brother, Eugene (Eleanor) Gerlach of Preston; and one sister, Elizabeth Bondy of Savanna, Illinois. Joseph is preceded in death by two sisters, Helen and Margaret; and one brother, Wilfred. Death date: Jan. 1, 2009
Published in the Clinton Herald from 1/2/2009 - 1/4/2009