Ardis J. Gerlach May 12, 1927 to October 4, 2011

Ardis J. Gerlach, the daughter of Sophia (Blattner) and John Frey, was born May 12, 1927 on a farm northwest of Guide Rock, Nebraska. She departed this life on October 4, 2011 at the Webster County Community Hospital in Red Cloud at the age of 84 years, 4 months and 22 days.

Ardis grew up in Webster County and received her formal education attending the Pleasant Hill rural school district #15 and graduated from the Eckley Consolidated School with the class of 1945. She taught two years in rural Webster County schools.

She was united in marriage with Wayne Gerlach on November 28, 1948 at the Lutheran Church southwest of Lawrence, Nebraska. Ardis was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church at Rosemont. Wayne and Ardis purchased their present home and moved there in November of 1950. She was employed as a substitute clerk at the Cowles post office and also served for a period of time as secretary-treasurer for the Cowles Telephone Company.
Ardis enjoyed reading, cooking her favorite recipes and working on the genealogy of her family history. In later years, Ardis and Wayne danced to many polka bands.

Preceding her in death were her parents; two sisters, Esther Waugh and Bernice Frey; and four brothers, Everette, Lee, Marion and Neil Frey.

Left to treasure her memory are her husband Wayne of Cowles; sons Dennis and wife Mary of Chandler, Arizona; Myron and wife Annette of Waverly, Nebraska, and daughter Carolyn Wagner and husband Art of Pleasant Dale, Nebraska; 4 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; two sisters, Frances Brubaker and Evelyn Oberheide of Red Cloud; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Funeral services will be held Friday, 10:30 a.m., October 7, 2011 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Rosemont with the Rev. Ronald Kuehner officiating. Interment will be at the Blue Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home, and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to service time at the church.

Williams Funeral Home

241 West 4th Avenue

Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970

Tel: 402-746-2500

williamsfuneralhomes@yahoo.com