Fifth Generation

23. Norma Ethel GERKE was born on 14 June 1909 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^19,34 She appeared in the census in 1910 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ She appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ Norma appeared in the census in 1930 in Clifton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ She appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ She died on 16 January 1998 at the age of 88 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ Norma was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁹ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Norma Ethel GERKE and Arthur Wilhelm "Art" SOMMERFIELD were married on 16 February 1928 in Monroe County, WI.^19,60 Arthur Wilhelm "Art" SOMMERFIELD, son of Wilhelm Eduard SOMMERFELDT and Juliana HOFFMANN, was born on 19 July 1904 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^19,34,38,61 (His surname was listed as "Summerfield" in the Monroe County Index to Birth Registrations.) He was baptized on 4 September 1904 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶¹ He appeared in the census in 1910 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³ Art appeared in the census in 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Clifton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁴ His occupation was listed as "Farmer, General Farm." He appeared in the census in 1940 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁰ He and his family were living with his mother. Art died on 28 August 1991 at the age of 87 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, WI.^19,38 He was buried on 31 August 1991 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^19,38,59 in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Norma Ethel GERKE and Arthur Wilhelm "Art" SOMMERFIELD had the following children: