Ronald C. Gerken

1938 - 2008  (69 years)

• Name	Ronald C. Gerken
  Born	3 Jul 1938	Washington County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 May 2008	Vermilion Township, Erie County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Buried	Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion Township, Erie County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I217338	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Howard Carl Gerken,   b. 1 Dec 1916, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1987, Cleveland Clinic Hospital, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Victoria Handschumacher,   b. 27 Apr 1919, Washington County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1987, Washington County, Ohio, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1938	Ohio, USA
  Family ID	F61883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Spindler
  Married	23 Nov 1959  [4]
  Children	1. Steven Gerken   2. Michael Gerken   3. James Gerken
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F79472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] 1940 US Federal Census. Name: Ronald Gerken Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1939 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Ohio Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Home in 1940: Salem, Washington, Ohio View Map Sheet Number: 1A Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: None [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Ronald C. Gerken Last Residence: 44089 Vermilion, Erie, Ohio Born: 3 Jul 1938 Died: 10 May 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (1956-1957) [S927] Obituary. VERMILION ? Ronald C. Gerken, 69, of Vermilion, died Saturday (May 10, 2008) at home following a three month battle with cancer. He was born July 3, 1938, in Whipple, Ohio, and has lived in Vermilion since 1963, moving from Amherst. He was a United States Army veteran. Ron worked in management for the Ford Motor Company in Lorain for 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and one of the first life members of AMVETS Post 22, both of Vermilion. He was also a 20 year member of the Country Sweet Things Band. He will also be remembered for his volunteer work with Vermilion in Bloom and cleanup projects at Sherod Park. Ron enjoyed vacationing to the oceanside in Florida, fishing, hunting and working on his cars and yard. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Barbara (nee Spindler) Gerken; sons, Steven (Vicky) of Springfield, Michael (Valerie) of Lorain and James (Melanie) of Litchfield; nine grandchildren; and sister, Shelba Jean Arnold of Waterford. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Gertrude (nee Handschumasher) Gerken; and a sister, Ruth Lattimer. Visitation was held Tuesday at the Riddle Funeral Home, 5345 South Street, Vermilion, where services will be at 11 a.m. today. The Rev. Jim Holmer, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church, will officiate. Burial with military honors provided by the Vermilion Veterans Council will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermilion. Memorial contributions may be made to New Life Hospice of St. Joseph, 5255 North Abbe Road, Elyria, Ohio 44035-1450 or the American Cancer Society, Ohio Division, 10501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106. Online condolences may be made at www.riddlefuneralhome.com . Subscribe to The Marietta Times [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur. Proposed Change: Family: Ronald C. Gerken / Barbara Spindler Tree: Suedpfalz Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/familygroup.php?familyID=F79472&tree=1 Description: Ronald + Barbara were ... Married: 23 Nov 1959 (No Info.) Barbara had it put on there headstone Here; www.findagrave.com/memorial/115649217/ronald-gerken Mariner's Knoll Genealogy USA