Early Resident of Area Dies at 82
Medford--Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Gehrig, 82, Medford will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Community Evangelical Church with the Rev. Fred Kollath officiating. The body will repose at the Ruesch Funeral Home beginning Friday morning. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The former Anna Galler was born in Austria on July 2, 1875, and came to the United States with her parents in 1884 when she was nine years old. She lived in the towns of Medford and Browning. Her marriage to Chris Gehrig took place at Medford on Sept. 12, 1893. She was a member of the Evangelical Church and its Ladies Aid Society.
She is survived by her husband, five daughters: Mrs. A.H. (Mary) Lindow, Reedsburg; Mrs. Walter (Lydia) Rehbein, Medford; Mrs. Les (Rose) Swanborg, Rockford, Ill.; Mrs. Fred (Esther) Long, Jr., Medford; Mrs. Harold (Irene) Werner, Medford; seven sons: Otto and Harvey, Harry, Ben and Louis, Medford, and George of California.* 23 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Otto Galler, Medford; Henry Galler, Whittlesey, and two sisters, Marie Stallenwerk and Mrs. George Weinger, Milwaukee. Three sons preceded her in death.
Marshfield News-Herald, Marshfield, Wisconsin, 22 Aug 1957, Thursday
*Also survived by son, Roland Gehrig, Vancouver, Washington, as stated in her husband's obituary.
Early Resident of Area Dies at 82
Medford--Funeral services for Mrs. Chris Gehrig, 82, Medford will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Community Evangelical Church with the Rev. Fred Kollath officiating. The body will repose at the Ruesch Funeral Home beginning Friday morning. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
The former Anna Galler was born in Austria on July 2, 1875, and came to the United States with her parents in 1884 when she was nine years old. She lived in the towns of Medford and Browning. Her marriage to Chris Gehrig took place at Medford on Sept. 12, 1893. She was a member of the Evangelical Church and its Ladies Aid Society.
She is survived by her husband, five daughters: Mrs. A.H. (Mary) Lindow, Reedsburg; Mrs. Walter (Lydia) Rehbein, Medford; Mrs. Les (Rose) Swanborg, Rockford, Ill.; Mrs. Fred (Esther) Long, Jr., Medford; Mrs. Harold (Irene) Werner, Medford; seven sons: Otto and Harvey, Harry, Ben and Louis, Medford, and George of California.* 23 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Otto Galler, Medford; Henry Galler, Whittlesey, and two sisters, Marie Stallenwerk and Mrs. George Weinger, Milwaukee. Three sons preceded her in death.
Marshfield News-Herald, Marshfield, Wisconsin, 22 Aug 1957, Thursday
*Also survived by son, Roland Gehrig, Vancouver, Washington, as stated in her husband's obituary.
Family Members
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Harry E. Gehrig
1897–1989
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Marie Barbara Gehrig Lindow
1898–1983
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Bernard Carl "Ben" Gehrig
1899–1978
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Lydia Emma Gehrig Rehbein
1902–1973
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Herbert Anton Gehrig
1904–1952
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Rose A Gehrig Swanborg
1906–2004
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Louis Otto Gehrig
1908–1981
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Otto Gehrig
1910–1990
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Roland Albert Gehrig
1911–2003
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George F Gehrig
1913–1980
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Esther Edith Gehrig Long
1915–2004
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Irene H. Gehrig Werner
1917–2010
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