Edward W. "Junior" Gehrke

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Edward W. "Junior" Gehrke
  Nickname	Junior
  Born	25 Jun 1925	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	EA6D4C23840246EBA8CFEBE2B3B3BA25068A
  Died	9 Feb 2014	Scotts Valley, California, USA   [2]
  Buried	Y  [2]
  Person ID	I82	Peter Divine's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Edward Richard "Edde" Gehrke,   b. 11 Apr 1896, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1955, Illinois, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elsie Schmidt,   b. 16 Jun 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 25 Mar 1985, Ventura, California, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ?b?From Findagrave.com:?/b? Birth: ?tab?Jun. 25, 1925 Chicago Cook County Illinois, USA Death: ?tab?Feb. 9, 2014 Scotts Valley Santa Cruz County California, USA Resident of Scotts Valley, California Ed passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 9th at home with his entire immediate family present. Ed was born and raised in Chicago, IL to Grace and Edward Gehrke, Sr. He attended Concordia High School in River Forest, IL. For three years during World War II, Ed served in the U.S. Army in both the European Theater and in the Philippines. He married Joan Kaden in 1955 and they raised their two sons, Glenn and Gary in Oakbrook, IL. Ed was a skilled autobody repairman his entire working life. He and his family enjoyed camping and the outdoors a great deal. Upon retirement in 1988, Ed and Joan moved to Santa Rosa, CA. They were active members of the Redwood Good Sam camping club for 13 years. In 2010, they moved to the beautiful retirement community of Montevalle in Scotts Valley, CA. Ed is survived by his wife Joan, his two sons Glenn and Gary and their families. A Celebration of Life for Ed will be held at 1:00 p.m. on March 22nd at the Mill community center in Montvalle, 552 Bean Creek Road, Scotts Valley, CA. Any kind acts of charity can be made in Ed's memory to the Montevalle Community Life Association, P.O. Box 66438, Scotts Valley, CA 95067 Published Online in the Press Democrat from Mar. 1 to Mar. 4, 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] U.S. Census, 1930, Chicago, Illinois. [S7] Findagrave, (http://www.findagrave.com/).