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Tjark John Gerdes

Birth	:	26 Mar 1877 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	10 Jul 1942 Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello, Jones County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2322006, -91.1761017
Description	:	SOURCE: MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 1.....JULY 16, 1942 T.J. GERDES BURIED MONDAY Unexpected Death Occurred Last Friday, July 10th Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Matthew's church for Tjark Johann Gerdes. They were in charge of Rev. H.L. Adix, Lutheran pastor, and interment was made at Oakwood Cemetery. Gerdes was engaged in raising a cement block in front of his property on South Cedar Street in order that he might cut out a tree. Apparently the exertion was too much for him and he suffered a heart seizure... Read More	SOURCE: MONTICELLO EXPRESS....PAGE 1.....JULY 16, 1942 T.J. GERDES BURIED MONDAY Unexpected Death Occurred Last Friday, July 10th Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Matthew's church for Tjark Johann Gerdes. They were in charge of Rev. H.L. Adix, Lutheran pastor, and interment was made at Oakwood Cemetery. Gerdes was engaged in raising a cement block in front of his property on South Cedar Street in order that he might cut out a tree. Apparently the exertion was too much for him and he suffered a heart seizure that caused his death at 11:30 a.m. Friday. He was born Feb 26, 1877, at Monticello. When he was six years old, he removed with his parents Johnson and Johanna (Besten) Gerdes to Barnston, Neb. He was baptized March 23, 1877, in Wayne township and confirmed April 22, 1894 at Barnston. He was married to Theda Schoon, Sept 20, 1906, at Zion Lutheran church, Wayne township. She died Sept 3, 1935. He was married Sept 13, 1926, to Anne Behrends, who survives her husband. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Hower, Beatrice, Neb., Mrs. Joseph Sedlacek, Wymore, Neb., and two brothers, Gerd Gerdes, Salina, Kans., and Fred Gerdes, Wymore, Neb. Gerdes was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church and took much interst in its activities. He was in the employ of Hubbard and Iverson and later for the late L.A. Iverson for twenty years. Therefore, he enjoyed an exceptionally wide acquaintace with the people of this community.

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Tjark John Gerdes death on 10 Jul 1942 in Monticello, Jones County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2322006
Longitude: -91.1761017

Family Members:

Parent

Arnd Janssen Gerdes

(1852 - 1920)

Johanne Elsie (Johanna) Von Beesten Gerdes

(1850 - 1919)

Spouse

Theda Schoon Gerdes

(1880 - 1935)

Anna Margaretha Behrends Gerdes

(1885 - 1974)

Siblings

Wilhelm Frederick “Fred” Gerdes

(1873 - 1961)

Louise Margaretha Gerdes Hauer

(1878 - 1979)

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Coordinate: 42.2322006, -91.1761017

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