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Lynn E. GERBER 10-06-2012 © Enid News and Eagle Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Lynn E. (Jerry) Gerber, a decorated army veteran of World War II and a former engineer with Phillips Petroleum Co., died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012, at age 93. Jerry was born December 23, 1918, to John and Eva (Stevens) Gerber in Driftwood, Oklahoma. The services for Jerry will be 2 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2012, in Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Keith Miller officiating. Burial will be in Karoma Cemetery in Goltry, Oklahoma.
He and his wife, Ila, had three sons, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Gerber passed away in his home at Golden Oaks in Enid as the family was gathering for the couple's 70th wedding anniversary on the following day.
A lifelong resident of northwestern Oklahoma, Gerber graduated from Driftwood High School. During World War II he served in the 45th Infantry Division and took part in the invasion of Sicily in 1943. Later that year, he was wounded near Salerno, Italy, and captured by German forces. He spent the rest of the war in German prisoner of war camps. Gerber was listed as missing in action for several months, and as time passed with no word of his whereabouts, relatives began to fear that he was dead. When they suggested a memorial service, however, Ila refused. She insisted that her husband was alive, and eventually she received a letter from him through the Red Cross.
After the war, Gerber worked in the city of Cherokee's power plant before signing on with Phillips. He worked in Guymon; Borger, Texas; Hobbs, N.M.; Midland, Texas; Lindsay; Seiling; and Alva before retiring at Golden Oaks in Enid.
He was a Southern Baptist deacon and stayed active in church work all his life. Gerber loved music. He was a self-taught guitarist, bugler and piano player, and his bass voice was a feature of church choirs and quartets wherever he lived. Gerber was also an avid fisherman who taught the sport to his children and grandchildren.
He is survived by Ila; brother, Earl; sons, Larry and Barbara Gerber, of Los Angeles, John and Midge Gerber of Weatherford and Tim and Kay Gerber of Stillwater; grandchildren, Casey Gerber, Lisa Robinson, Courtney Johnson, Jodi Wilson and Ellen Gerber; and great-grandchildren, Owen, Logann, Stella, Merritt and Cody.
Memorials may be made through the funeral home to the Parkinson's Foundation of Oklahoma. Remembrances and condolences can be given to the family at http://www.enidwecare.com/.
(Submitted by family)
Ila Nathalie Page GERBER 02-01-2019 © Enid News and Eagle Submitted by: Glenn
©Enid News and Eagle
February 18, 1924 - January 30, 2019
Ila Nathalie Page Gerber, age 94, of Enid, passed away in her home at Golden Oaks Village Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The celebration of her life will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 4, 2019, at First Baptist Church, Enid. Burial will follow in Karoma Cemetery, Goltry, with U.S. Navy honors. Services are under direction of Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for visitation 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2019, at the funeral home.
Ila was born February 18, 1924, in Goltry, Oklahoma, to Luther William Page and Amy (Ackley) Page. She and Lynn Eldon (Jerry) Gerber were married October 5, 1942, in Cherokee, Oklahoma. They were married for 70 years before Jerry passed away in 2012.
Ila graduated from Driftwood High School in 1942. During World War II, she served as Seaman First-Class, V-10, USNR. After the war, Jerry and Ila lived in Cherokee; Guymon; Borger, Texas; Hobbs, New Mexico; Midland, Texas; Lindsay, Seiling, and Alva, Oklahoma, before retiring at Golden Oaks in Enid. As her family grew, she felt the need to supplement the family income and became a licensed cosmetologist. Ila and her family were active in church everywhere they lived. She loved serving the Lord, teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, singing in the choir, and cooking at church camp.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; six brothers and one sister: Ollie Everett Page, Othie Albert Page, Orville Oren Page (Dutch), Ellis Ford Page, Cecil Allen Page, Clayton Lavon Page (John), and Lilly Francelia Page Galloway (Sis).
Survivors include three sons: Larry Lynn and Barbara Gerber of Los Angeles, CA, John Phillip and Midge Gerber of Norman, Oklahoma, and Timothy Jay and Kay Gerber of Stillwater; five grandchildren: Casey and Christa Gerber of Norman; Courtney and Jeremy Johnson of Oklahoma City; Lisa Gerber of North Hollywood, California; Jody and Robert Sanders of Carney; and Ellen Gerber of Stillwater; five great-grandchildren: Owen Bryce Gerber, Stella Kate Gerber, Logann Alivia Johnson, Merritt Claire Johnson, and Dakota Grace Wilson; two brothers: Olen Leroy Page (Skeet), Francis Eldon Page (Pod); one sister Phyllis Darlene Otis, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorials can be given through the funeral home to Parkinson's Foundation of Oklahoma.
Remembrances and condolences may be made online at www.enidwecare.com
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