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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Marvin B. Gehrke
Marvin B.
Gehrke
Mar 11, 1944 — Apr 24, 2018
Delphos
Marvin B. Gehrke's Obituary
Marvin B. Gehrke, 74, Delphos, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Andover. He was born March 11, 1944 in Concordia to Elmer and Vida (Stelter) Gehrke.
Marvin was a 1963 graduate of Delphos High School. He then attended Beloit Vo-Tech and the Kansas City Technical College. Marvin and Kathy Fleshman were united in marriage in 1965 and to this union four children were born; Yolonda, Denise, Jason, and Jeremy. In 1995, he married Mary Shoemaker and he adopted her daughter, Amanda.
Marvin was the former owner of G&G Hog and G&G Trucking. He was an avid walleye fisherman and he enjoyed building and flying model airplanes. Marvin loved his family dearly, especially his grandchildren.
He was a 32nd Degree Mason.
Preceding him in death were his parents and brother, Leon.
Survivors are his children, Yolonda Doris (Bruce), Denise Berndt (Brian), Jason, and Jeremy (Melanie); adopted daughter, Amanda Gehrke Thompson (Erik); sister-in-law, Violet Gehrke; 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 1 at the Delphos First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday at Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or the Bohemian Hills Turkey Hunt for Veterans.
Marvin was a 1963 graduate of Delphos High School. He then attended Beloit Vo-Tech and the Kansas City Technical College. Marvin and Kathy Fleshman were united in marriage in 1965 and to this union four children were born; Yolonda, Denise, Jason, and Jeremy. In 1995, he married Mary Shoemaker and he adopted her daughter, Amanda.
Marvin was the former owner of G&G Hog and G&G Trucking. He was an avid walleye fisherman and he enjoyed building and flying model airplanes. Marvin loved his family dearly, especially his grandchildren.
He was a 32nd Degree Mason.
Preceding him in death were his parents and brother, Leon.
Survivors are his children, Yolonda Doris (Bruce), Denise Berndt (Brian), Jason, and Jeremy (Melanie); adopted daughter, Amanda Gehrke Thompson (Erik); sister-in-law, Violet Gehrke; 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, May 1 at the Delphos First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday at Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church or the Bohemian Hills Turkey Hunt for Veterans.
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Funeral Services for Marvin B. Gehrke
Visitation
April
30
Monday
Wilson Family Funeral Home
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Memorial Service
May
1
Tuesday
Delphos First Presbyterian Church
Starts at 11:00 am
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