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Katherine A. Gehrke

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[December 20, 2014]  HARTSBURG - Katherine A. Gehrke, 72, of rural Hartsburg passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at 5:57 p.m. at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

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

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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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