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Gracka Helen Quandt Gerardi

Birth	:	12 Jul 1914 Belmond, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 May 2018 Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0018997, -93.6046982
Plot	:	BLK 1
Description	:	Gracka H. Gerardi, 103, of Klemme died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10 A.M., Wednesday, May 5, 2018 at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme with Rev. Diane Friedericks officiating. Burial will be at Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner will resume one hour prior to services at the church. Gracka H. Gerardi made music in many ways for all of us who knew her and were... Read More	Gracka H. Gerardi, 103, of Klemme died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services will be held 10 A.M., Wednesday, May 5, 2018 at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme with Rev. Diane Friedericks officiating. Burial will be at Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner will resume one hour prior to services at the church. Gracka H. Gerardi made music in many ways for all of us who knew her and were touched by her long and generous life. She was born in Belmond, Iowa on July 12, 1914, to Conrad and Grace (Blank) Quandt. She attended elementary school in Belmond and graduated from Klemme High School in 1932. Gracka was one of the oldest alumni of the University of Iowa, graduating in 1936 with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education, with a focus on piano. Gracka was a teacher her entire life and began her first teaching positon in Keystone, Iowa where she taught English, Biology and Music. During this time, she met the love of her life, Ernest A. Gerardi and they were married in 1938. Gracka and Ernie lived in Wichita, Kansas during the war years where Ernie worked for Boeing Aircraft and the Helzberg’s Jewelers. In 1949 Gracka and Ernie moved to Klemme where they owned and operated Gerardi’s Café as well as giving piano and accordion lessons to hundreds of North Iowa young people over the years. Ernie and Gracka will be remembered by their recitals and accordion bands. Gracka was the organist and choir director at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ for many years and taught K-12 music for the Klemme Schools from 1965 – 1974. Gracka moved to Cardinal Grove Apartments in Garner, when she was 91, where she has received loving care for the past twelve years and where she cared for Midnight, her beloved cat. She is survived by her daughters, Gracka Gruis and Anita (Paul) Micich; grandchildren, Suzanne (Tim) Collard-Blackledge, Charles (Carole Ann) Collard, and Ari Micich; and great-grandchildren, Matthew Collard, Joshua Collard and Max Collard-Blackledge. Gracka was preceded in death by her husband, Ernie; her parents, Conrad and Grace Quandt; her son-in-law, Lee Gruis; and her adopted great granddaughter, Carly Collard-Cotonne. Thanks to: Find A Grave contributor, Richard Bohn

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Gracka Helen Quandt Gerardi's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, USA.
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Gracka Helen Quandt Gerardi death on 4 May 2018 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0018997
Longitude: -93.6046982

Family Members:

Parent

Conrad Quandt

(1886 - 1972)

Grace B Blank Quandt

(1889 - 1985)

Spouse

Ernest Alexander Gerardi

(1914 - 1974)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Calvary Cemetery
Klemme, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0018997, -93.6046982

2. Liberty Cemetery
Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0292015, -93.6544037

3. Peace Reformed Cemetery
Garner, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0536000, -93.6153000

4. Amsterdam Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9235992, -93.5894012

5. Concord Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0891991, -93.5971985

6. Saint Boniface Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1055984, -93.6418991

7. Hickory Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8958015, -93.6421967

8. West Lake Cemetery
Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9403000, -93.7369003

9. Simonson Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8999672, -93.6835466

10. Old Amsterdam Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9517700, -93.7571500

11. Richard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9089012, -93.4925003

12. Meservey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9080582, -93.4786072

13. Saint John Cemetery
Duncan, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1055984, -93.7177963

14. Saint Johns Cemetery
Garner, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1300011, -93.5168991

15. Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
Belmond, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8635000, -93.5484000

16. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Britt, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0828018, -93.7742004

17. Clear Lake Township Cemetery
Ventura, Cerro Gordo County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1234000, -93.4772000

18. Amsterdam Township Cemetery
Kanawha, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9385000, -93.8030000

19. Ringsaker Cemetery
Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8636017, -93.7244034

20. Pleasant View Cemetery
Thornton, Cerro Gordo County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9524994, -93.3897018

21. Holland Cemetery
Wisner Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8638916, -93.4791718

22. Belmond Cemetery
Belmond, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8360000, -93.6020000

23. Saint Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
Belmond, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8634000, -93.7317000

24. Evergreen Cemetery
Britt, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0993996, -93.7921982