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Deacon Richard Paul Gehrke

Birth	:	11 Feb 1937 Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	30 Aug 2020 Sumner, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6805992, -91.9356003
Description	:	Richard Gehrke, 83, of Oelwein passed away Sunday August 30, 2020 at Hillcrest Home in Sumner. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 AM on Friday September 4, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein. Memorial Mass will then begin at 10:30 AM with the Most Reverend Michael Jackels officiating. Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery at Oelwein. Memorials may be directed to the family. Due to state and federal guidelines on gatherings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is required. Those in attendance are required to wear a mask. Richard Paul Gehrke was... Read More	Richard Gehrke, 83, of Oelwein passed away Sunday August 30, 2020 at Hillcrest Home in Sumner. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 AM on Friday September 4, 2020 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oelwein. Memorial Mass will then begin at 10:30 AM with the Most Reverend Michael Jackels officiating. Inurnment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery at Oelwein. Memorials may be directed to the family. Due to state and federal guidelines on gatherings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is required. Those in attendance are required to wear a mask. Richard Paul Gehrke was born in Oelwein on February 11, 1937 to parents John and Claribel (Miller) Gehrke. He graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic School in Oelwein and then attended Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar. On September 9, 1961 he was united in marriage with Barbara Kauten at St. Francis Catholic Church in Fayette. Richard had been employed with the Chicago Great Western Railway, served as Sexton of Grandview Cemetery in Fayette and was an appliance repair technician for Sears. He served honorably in the Iowa National Guard for 12 ½ years. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the Rosary Society in Oelwein. Richard was ordained Deacon in the Catholic Church in 1984, serving at St. Francis Catholic Church in Fayette and St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hazleton. Left to celebrate Richard’s life is his wife Barbara; his in-laws: Ruby Gehrke, Bob and Margaret Rosenbaum, John Johnson, Teresa and Boyce Harker, Mary and Jim Lincoln, Bill and Joann Kauten, Helen Girard, Alice Kauten, Francis and Mary Kauten, Ralph and Erica Kauten; forty nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother Robert Gehrke; his nephews: David Gehrke and Bobby Rosenbaum; his niece Sheri Rosenbaum; his in-laws Lawrence and Barbara Kauten, Jimmy Kauten and Rosemary Johnson.

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Deacon Richard Paul Gehrke's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Fayette County, USA.
When did Deacon Richard Paul Gehrke death?
Deacon Richard Paul Gehrke death on 30 Aug 2020 in Sumner, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.6805992
Longitude: -91.9356003

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Parent

John Joseph Gehrke

(1912 - 1984)

Claribel Elizabeth Miller Gehrke

(1909 - 2000)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Catholic Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6728000, -91.9169000

2. Oakdale Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6732000, -91.9164500

3. Oran Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6571999, -91.9721985

4. Otsego Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6467018, -91.8778000

5. Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
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Coordinate: 42.6293983, -91.9103012

6. Kint Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6357994, -91.8799973

7. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6164017, -91.8983002

8. North Amish Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6171989, -91.9832993

9. Fontana Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6046982, -91.9052963

10. Fairbank Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6421200, -92.0473900

11. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7663994, -91.9860992

12. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6472015, -92.0575027

13. Stanley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.6371994, -91.8146973

14. Long Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7708000, -91.8766000

15. Kier-Union Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5833000, -92.0161000

16. Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.7863998, -92.0028000

17. Hope Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8027992, -91.9610977

18. Green Wood Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7768000, -92.0423000

19. Amish Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5689011, -92.0224991

20. Garden Prairie Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7310982, -91.7647018

21. Saint Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7080994, -92.1211014

22. Center Grove Cemetery
Randalia, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8185997, -91.8756027

23. Union United Methodist Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8185100, -91.9992100

24. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5532990, -92.0614014