Bernice Jean Gerdes, 75, of Benson died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 4, 2001) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Memorials may be made to St Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Mrs Gerdes was born March 14, 1925, in Livingston County, a daughter of Louis and Melissa Jane Akridge Carby. She married Albert Roger Gerdes on June 12, 1947, at Benson. He died May 11, 1975.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church and also a member of WEL at her church. She was a member of Benson American Legion Auxiliary 454, where she had been a member since 1948 and also served as a past president.
Memorials may be made to St Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Mrs Gerdes was born March 14, 1925, in Livingston County, a daughter of Louis and Melissa Jane Akridge Carby. She married Albert Roger Gerdes on June 12, 1947, at Benson. He died May 11, 1975.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church and also a member of WEL at her church. She was a member of Benson American Legion Auxiliary 454, where she had been a member since 1948 and also served as a past president.
Bernice Jean Gerdes, 75, of Benson died at 1:35 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 4, 2001) at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Memorials may be made to St Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Mrs Gerdes was born March 14, 1925, in Livingston County, a daughter of Louis and Melissa Jane Akridge Carby. She married Albert Roger Gerdes on June 12, 1947, at Benson. He died May 11, 1975.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church and also a member of WEL at her church. She was a member of Benson American Legion Auxiliary 454, where she had been a member since 1948 and also served as a past president.
Memorials may be made to St Paul's Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Mrs Gerdes was born March 14, 1925, in Livingston County, a daughter of Louis and Melissa Jane Akridge Carby. She married Albert Roger Gerdes on June 12, 1947, at Benson. He died May 11, 1975.
She was preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and two brothers.
She was a member of St Paul's Lutheran Church and also a member of WEL at her church. She was a member of Benson American Legion Auxiliary 454, where she had been a member since 1948 and also served as a past president.
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