{"id":1708,"date":"2013-03-12T10:17:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T14:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2013-03-12T10:17:05","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T14:17:05","slug":"merle-l-gerig-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/merle-l-gerig-85\/","title":{"rendered":"Merle L. Gerig, 85,"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1709\" style=\"width: 318px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gerig-Merle-Fix.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1709\" alt=\"Merle Gerig\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gerig-Merle-Fix.jpg?resize=318%2C330\" width=\"318\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gerig-Merle-Fix.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Gerig-Merle-Fix.jpg?resize=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Merle Gerig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Woodburn<br \/>\n<strong>Merle L. Gerig, 85,<\/strong> of Woodburn, passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, March 9, 2013 with his family by his side.\u00a0 Born in Woodburn on March 22, 1927, he was the son of the late Noah and Elsie (nee. Ehresman) Gerig.\u00a0 He was a lifelong farmer and worked construction.\u00a0 He was an active member of Christ Lutheran Church, Woodburn, holding many offices at church, as well as Woodburn Lutheran School.\u00a0 He was elected for 16 years on East Allen School Board.\u00a0 Merle faithfully served as a member of Woodburn Lions Club since 1949, and served on Allen County Extension Board for many years.<\/p>\n<p>He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Eloise (nee. Klaehn) Gerig; children, Jackie (Ron) Bandelier of Tipp City, OH, Dean (Linda) Gerig of Woodburn, Jill (Neil) Richter of Wesley Chapel, FL, and Denise (Don) Ecker of Plymouth; siblings, Emerald (Gwen) Gerig formerly of Woodburn and Eloise Thorne of Arlington, TX; nine grandchildren; two step grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and three step great grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Funeral service is 1 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Christ Lutheran Church, 4412 Park St., Woodburn with calling one hour prior.\u00a0 Rev. Timothy Edwards officiating.\u00a0 Calling is also 1 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at E. Harper &amp; Son Funeral Home, 740 St. Rd. 930 E., New Haven.\u00a0 Burial in the church cemetery.\u00a0 Preferred memorials are to Christ Lutheran Church, Woodburn Lutheran School, or Heartland Hospice.\u00a0 For online condolences go to www.harperfuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woodburn Merle L. 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