Gwen C. Gray (Derichs), age 53 of Melrose, died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.
A gather of family and friends will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. A private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Gwen Caroline Schreifels was born July 25, 1961 in Melrose, Minnesota to Cyril and Valeria (Stueve) Schreifels. On May 3, 1980 she married Thomas "Tom" Derichs at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Tom passed away on December 6, 2006. On December 29, 2008 she married Lyle Gray. Gwen worked at Midwest Screen Printing in Melrose until 2008 when she moved to Washington. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sauk Centre and in Washington. Gwen enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, traveling, and loved playing with her granddaughter.
Gwen was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas "Tom" Derichs; father, Cyril Schreifels; and sister, Jelene Hinnenkamp.
Published on the Patton-Schad Funeral Home web site.
A gather of family and friends will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. A private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Gwen Caroline Schreifels was born July 25, 1961 in Melrose, Minnesota to Cyril and Valeria (Stueve) Schreifels. On May 3, 1980 she married Thomas "Tom" Derichs at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Tom passed away on December 6, 2006. On December 29, 2008 she married Lyle Gray. Gwen worked at Midwest Screen Printing in Melrose until 2008 when she moved to Washington. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sauk Centre and in Washington. Gwen enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, traveling, and loved playing with her granddaughter.
Gwen was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas "Tom" Derichs; father, Cyril Schreifels; and sister, Jelene Hinnenkamp.
Published on the Patton-Schad Funeral Home web site.
Gwen C. Gray (Derichs), age 53 of Melrose, died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.
A gather of family and friends will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. A private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Gwen Caroline Schreifels was born July 25, 1961 in Melrose, Minnesota to Cyril and Valeria (Stueve) Schreifels. On May 3, 1980 she married Thomas "Tom" Derichs at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Tom passed away on December 6, 2006. On December 29, 2008 she married Lyle Gray. Gwen worked at Midwest Screen Printing in Melrose until 2008 when she moved to Washington. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sauk Centre and in Washington. Gwen enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, traveling, and loved playing with her granddaughter.
Gwen was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas "Tom" Derichs; father, Cyril Schreifels; and sister, Jelene Hinnenkamp.
Published on the Patton-Schad Funeral Home web site.
A gather of family and friends will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. A private inurnment will be held at a later date.
Gwen Caroline Schreifels was born July 25, 1961 in Melrose, Minnesota to Cyril and Valeria (Stueve) Schreifels. On May 3, 1980 she married Thomas "Tom" Derichs at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose. Tom passed away on December 6, 2006. On December 29, 2008 she married Lyle Gray. Gwen worked at Midwest Screen Printing in Melrose until 2008 when she moved to Washington. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sauk Centre and in Washington. Gwen enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, traveling, and loved playing with her granddaughter.
Gwen was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas "Tom" Derichs; father, Cyril Schreifels; and sister, Jelene Hinnenkamp.
Published on the Patton-Schad Funeral Home web site.
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