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Barbara Jean Gerdes
BARBARA JEAN GERDES
Strawberry Point
Barbara Jean Gerdes, 80, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, at the Cedar Falls Health Care Center in Cedar Falls.
Survivors include her two sons, Bruce Gerdes of Arlington and Daryl Gerdes of Strawberry Point; two daughters, Mary Ellen (Russell) Lamphier of Manson and Connie Gerdes of Hanlontown; three grandsons, Adam (Crista), Wesley (Michelle) and Brent Lamphier; seven great-grandchildren, Andrea, Alexander, Chase, Christian and Carsen Lamphier and Harmony and Georgia Brandow; one sister, Karen (Keith) Brimmer of Center Point; two nieces and two nephews; and many friends.
Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com.
Memorial Service: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Strawberry Point, with the Rev. Susan Friedrich officiating.
Visitation: 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service, on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Strawberry Point.
Inurnment: Cass Township Cemetery in Strawberry Point, Iowa.
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