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CPL Elmer Louis Gerdes

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Birth	:	16 Jul 1916
Death	:	14 May 1970
Burial	:	Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery, Waxhaw, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.9039001, -80.7251205
Plot	:	Section 16. West side of Highway 12 the older part of Cemetery.
Inscription	:	IOWA CPL 9207 TECH SVC UNIT WORLD WAR II.
Description	:	Elmer Louis Gerdes, age 53, of Akron died last Thursday, May 14, at the Veterans Hospital in Omaha after a two-year illness. He had been in t he hospital over a year. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Akron Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Harris Hostager officiating. Music was "The Old Rugged Cross" and "How Great Thou Art", a duet by Mrs. Norman Nielsen and Mrs. Darwyn Klemme, accompanied by Mrs. Glen Gabel, organist. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery under the direction of the Schroeder Funeral Home. Military rites were held at the graveside by Hoschler Post,... Read More	Elmer Louis Gerdes, age 53, of Akron died last Thursday, May 14, at the Veterans Hospital in Omaha after a two-year illness. He had been in t he hospital over a year. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Akron Trinity Lutheran Church, with Rev. Harris Hostager officiating. Music was "The Old Rugged Cross" and "How Great Thou Art", a duet by Mrs. Norman Nielsen and Mrs. Darwyn Klemme, accompanied by Mrs. Glen Gabel, organist. Burial was in the Riverside Cemetery under the direction of the Schroeder Funeral Home. Military rites were held at the graveside by Hoschler Post, No. 186, American Legion. Pallbearers were: Ray A. Plueger, Lester Pleuger, Darrel Plueger, Richard Westergard, Leslie Klemme and Ray Plueger. Mr. Gerdes was born July 16, 1916, in Plymouth County and lived near Akron most of his life j where he had farmed-and worked in a hardware store. On October 31, 1941, he was married to Esther Langholdt. He was a World War II Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors are his wife, Esther, of Akron; his mother, Mrs. Anna Gerdes, of Le Mars; and two sisters, Mrs. Ray Lindgren, of Yankton, and Mrs. Gerald Featherston, of Kingsley. Akron Register Tribune Thursday, May 21, 1970 Akron, Iowa Courtsey of Doris H.

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Longitude: -80.7251205

Family Members:

Parent

Walter J Gerdes

(1891 - 1958)

Anna Margaret Plueger Gerdes

(1900 - 1975)

Spouse

Esther Marie Langholdt Gerdes-Mungon

(1917 - 2008)

Siblings

Leola J Gerdes Lindgren

(1920 - 1995)

Nina Wanda Gerdes Featherston

(1925 - 2005)

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