Funeral services for Bennie E. Gerken, 63, of Needville, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Garmany and Co. Funeral Home Chapel in Needville, with the Rev. William E. Scholze officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Gerken died early Monday morning in the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Houston. He was a native of Rosenberg and was a retired oilfield worker and veteran of World War II, a member of the Milton Brennner Post of VFW, and the Needville American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lottie Gerken of Needville; three sisters, Mrs. Hennie Miller and Mrs. Minnie Schulz, both of Needville, and Mrs. Elvena Lowe of Rosenberg; three brothers, Johnnie and Herbert Gerken Sr. of Fairchilds; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Needville Chapel of Garmany & Co. after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral services for Bennie E. Gerken, 63, of Needville, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Garmany and Co. Funeral Home Chapel in Needville, with the Rev. William E. Scholze officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mr. Gerken died early Monday morning in the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Houston. He was a native of Rosenberg and was a retired oilfield worker and veteran of World War II, a member of the Milton Brennner Post of VFW, and the Needville American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lottie Gerken of Needville; three sisters, Mrs. Hennie Miller and Mrs. Minnie Schulz, both of Needville, and Mrs. Elvena Lowe of Rosenberg; three brothers, Johnnie and Herbert Gerken Sr. of Fairchilds; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Needville Chapel of Garmany & Co. after 4 p.m. today.
Family Members
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Herman Gerken
1890–1950
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Meta Gerken
1892–1904
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Emma Gerken Klosterhoff
1893–1937
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Anna Karolina Johanna Gerken Miller
1896–1976
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Heinrich Johann Karl "Henry" Gerken
1897–1958
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Alvena Gerken Band Lowe
1899–1994
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Malinda Gerken
1901–1902
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Minnie Kathrina Gerken Schulz
1902–1996
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William W. Gerken
1905–1970
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Johnnie Rudolph Gerken
1907–1980
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Frederich H. "Freddie" Gerken
1909–1998
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Herbert Otto Gerken Sr
1917–1984
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