| Visitation:
							Sunday, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Holy Family 
							Catholic Church, Lincoln A Rosary Service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. 
							Sunday prior to the visitation.  Service:
							A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday at 
							2:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln 
							Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
							 
							Obituary Hartsburg- Katherine A. Gehrke, 
							72, of rural Hartsburg passed away on Thursday, 
							December 18, 2014 at 5:57 p.m. at OSF Medical Center 
							in Peoria.
 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday , 
							December 22, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Family 
							Catholic Church in Lincoln with Rev. Jeffrey G. 
							Laible officiating.
 
 Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014 
							from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family 
							Catholic Church.
 
 A Rosary Service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. 
							Sunday prior to the visitation.
 
 Burial will be in Richmond Grove Cemetery at rural 
							New Holland.
 
 Katherine A. Gehrke was born on March 8, 1942 in 
							Monticello, the daughter of George E. and Margaret 
							Stoerger. She was united in marriage to Garland H. 
							Gehrke on July 8, 1961 in Bement. He survives.
 
 Also surviving Mrs. Gehrke are her children: Georgia 
							(Todd) Lowman, Troy (Colleen) Gehrke, and Jennifer 
							Gehrke. Six Granddaughters: Kelsey (Matthew) Boyer, 
							Samantha Lowman, Danielle Gehrke, Alisha (Justin) 
							Wahls, Rochelle Gehrke, Haley Gehrke, one great 
							grandson: Isaac Martinez, two sisters: Betty Lou 
							(Woody) Dean, Pege (Paul) Barnes, two brothers: Rick 
							(Lynn) Stoerger, Doug (Jody) Stoerger, her beloved 
							dog Rocco.
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							She was preceded in death by one son: Christopher 
							Gehrke , one infant sister Georgia Lee Stoerger and 
							her parents.  Mrs. Gehrke graduated from the Bement High School 
							in 1960.
 She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.
 Mrs. Gehrke and her husband have owned and 
							operated Garland Gehrke Trucking since 1962.
 Memorials may be made to Holy Family Catholic Church 
							or American Chianina Association to support the 
							Summer 2015 NJHS.
 
 Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
 
            
            
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