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Household of Vernon Harold Gerdes

He is married to Janet Arlene Harvey.

They got married on June 27, 1953 at Long Bch., Los Angeles Co., CA (St. Cyprian Cath. Chr.), he was 24 years old.


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Vernon Harold Gerdes

Sources: Author: NN (family name not given), Barb; Title: "Vernon Harold Gerdes," (Publication site: Prescott, AZ, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: viii Oct MMIV)

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=136976988

"Vernon Harold Gerdes Birth: Jan. 19, 1929 Coffeyville Montgomery County Kansas, USA Death: Feb. 18, 2016

Vernon Gerdes died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Vernon was born on Jan. 19, 1929 in Coffeyville, Kansas. He was the oldest of the five children of Louis and Lela (Tucker) Gerdes.

Vernon's family moved to California where he graduated from Compton High School in 1947. He moved to Long Beach, California, and joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve in 1949. He served our country in the Korean War in Japan and Korea as a member of the 452nd Light Bomb Wing, 1950-52.

Vernon met Janet, the love of his life, in 1948. They were married on June 27, 1953, at St. Cyprian Catholic Church in Long Beach, California. Janet was a very loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Janet made Vernon's life so complete and worthwhile. He said many times, "I got the girl of my dreams." They shared 58 years together before her passing April 11, 2012 from cancer. They enjoyed many good times together. He missed her very much, was passionate about life and looked to the day he would be with her again in heaven.

Vernon sacrificed for his family and also enjoyed volunteering for cadets of the Civil Air Patrol as a Squadron commander in Illinois and in Arizona. He was very active in, and the Second Vice President of, the H. Edwards Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) in the Prescott area.

Vern loved the outdoors and volunteered at Red Rock State Park in California after retirement before moving to Prescott.

Vernon is survived by his brothers: Arthur Gerdes and Louis (Donleita) Gerdes; sister, Skippy; brothers-in-law: Jim (Shirley) Harvey, Jeff Storm and George Storm; sister-in-law, Ellie (Steve) Huddleston; sons: Brian Gerdes, of Elgin, IL, Erick (Megan) Gerdes, of Louisville, KY, Glenn (Penni) Gerdes, of Ridgecrest, CA, Steven (Rich) Gerdes, of San Luis Obispo, CA, Jeffrey (Sara) Gerdes, of Commerce City, CO, Michael (Kim) Gerdes of Aurora, IL, and Mark Gerdes of Elgin, IL; daughters: Karen (Ken) Mueller, of Prescott Valley, Kathleen Austria, of Norwalk, CA, Sharon McGill of Elgin, IL, Diane Chankay of Anaheim, CA, and Laura (Chris) Mortell of Henderson, CO; 24 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and close family friend, Matt Molus.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Gary; and sons-in-law: Leonard Austria and Michael Chankay.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, with a rosary starting at 6, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home at 303 S. Cortez St. in Prescott. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 150 Fleury St. in Prescott.

Interment will be at 1 p.m. at the Mountain View Cemetery at 1051 Willow Creek Road in Prescott.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial gifts may be made in memory to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105, or online at www.stjude.org.

Funeral services were trusted to Wakelin Family Funeral Homes.

Parents:
Louis William Gerdes (1909-1986)
Lela M Gerdes (____-1997)

Spouse:
Janet Arlene Harvey Gerdes (1933-2012)

Sibling:
Vernon Harold Gerdes (1929-2016)
Arthur F. Gerdes (1930-2016) *

* Reverse Relationships: This relationship was not directly added to this memorial. Rather, it is calculated based on information added to the related person's memorial. For example: if Joe Public is linked to Jane Public as a spouse, a reciprocal link will automatically be added to Jane Public's memorial.

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Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Prescott Yavapai County Arizona, USA

Created by: Barb Record added: Oct 08, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 136976988"
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    Birthday January 19, 1929

    • The temperature on January 19, 1929 was between 0.1 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1929: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 7.7 million citizens.
      • January 1 » The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.
      • January 6 » Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
      • February 21 » In the first battle of the Warlord Rebellion in northeastern Shandong against the Nationalist government of China, a 24,000-strong rebel force led by Zhang Zongchang was defeated at Zhifu by 7,000 NRA troops.
      • May 15 » A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
      • August 23 » Hebron Massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attack on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, continuing until the next day, resulted in the death of 65–68 Jews and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
      • August 24 » Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.

    Day of marriage June 27, 1953

    • The temperature on June 27, 1953 was between 18.0 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 20.5 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
      • June 18 » The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
      • June 19 » Cold War: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are executed at Sing Sing, in New York.
      • July 26 » Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid.
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    Day of death February 18, 2016

    • The temperature on February 18, 2016 was between -2.3 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 5.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
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    Day of burial February 25, 2016

    • The temperature on February 25, 2016 was between -1 °C and 5.4 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2016: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
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