Seventh Generation

119. Armilda Loretta GERKE was born on 11 November 1923 in Monroe County, WI.^29,58 (She was listed as "Armilda" in the 1930 Census.) She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁹ She was living with her grandparents, Alvin and Louisa Hancock. She died on 16 July 2015 at the age of 91 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁰⁸

Obituary Notes: "Armilda (Gerke) Lietz, 91, of Tomah passed away Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Tomah Healthcare Center. She was born Nov. 11, 1923, to Albert and Edna (Hancock) Gerke in the town of Tomah. When she was six-weeks old, her mother passed away and she went to live with her grandparents, Alvin and Louisa Hancock, where she stayed until marriage. She was baptized Dec. 16, 1923, in the town of Tomah by Pastor Glazor and confirmed April 5, 1936, by Pastor Schaller in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Tomah.

She was united in marriage to Lloyd Lietz in the parsonage of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ridgeville, Feb. 14, 1942. To this union, one daughter, Arlys, was born. They farmed on the Lietz family homestead in the town of Wilton, until 1980, when they moved to Tomah, and grandson, Arlen, took over the family farm. She was a long and faithful member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. She was employed by the La Crosse Visiting Nurses and Monroe Community Care Program for nine years. She enjoyed helping the elderly and disabled with cleaning or transportation. She and her husband did lawn work and gardening.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Dec. 21, 1923; her father, Dec. 26, 1980; her husband, Lloyd, in 2009; and two brothers, Doryl and Royce.

She is survived by her daughter, Arlys (Glen) Simonson of Wilton; three grandchildren, Arlen (Rhonda) Simonson, Betty (Raymond) Glaser and Eric Simonson; nine great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-great-grandchildren; a brother, Cyril (Dorothy) Gerke; nieces, nephews; other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today at Torkelson Funeral Home in Tomah. Pastor Paul Heiderich will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Tomah."

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Armilda Loretta GERKE and Lloyd John LIETZ were married on 14 February 1942 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.^183,208,209 Lloyd John LIETZ, son of Ludwig LIETZ and Emma W. PASCH, was born on 14 July 1922.²⁰⁹

Armilda Loretta GERKE and Lloyd John LIETZ had the following children: