Karl Charles Gerber

1859 - 1941  (81 years)

• Name	Karl Charles Gerber
  Nickname	Charlie
  Born	13 Apr 1859	Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  	28 Mar 1883	New York, USA
  Name	Charles or Charlie
  Died	19 Feb 1941	Michigan
  Person ID	I5301	Gerber Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Gerber,   b. 18 May 1836, Marbach, Luzern, Switzerland ,   d. 17 Jul 1915, Guthrie, ND  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabetha Mathys,   b. Oberoenz, Bern ,   d. 18 Mar 1897, Near California, MO
  Married	1859  [1]
  Family ID	F1541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Louise Ross,   b. 6 Feb 1873, Berlin, Germany ,   d. 20 Jan 1944, Michigan  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1907
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F26827	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Apr 1859 - Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland - 28 Mar 1883 - New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindAGrave.com Birth: Mar. 13, 1859 Bern, Switzerland Death: Feb. 19, 1941 Michigan, USA Obituary provided by Katheleen Jackson. The Clare Sentinel, February 28, 1941 CHARLES GERBER PASSES AWAY AT H0ME IN ARTHUR Twp. Laid at Rest in Cherry Grove Cemetery Friday P. M. Charles Gerber, a highly esteemed resident of Clare County, passed away at his Arthur township home Wednesday, February 19th, 1941, following a short illness. Charles, oldest son of Samuel and Marie Gerber, was born in Berne, Switzerland, March 13th, 1859, and passed from this life February 19th,1941, at the age of eighty-one years, eleven months and six days. He was one of a family of four children. He was united in marriage to Bertha Ruthven, of Arthur Township, June 16th, 1907, and immediately left for his farm in Drake, North Dakota. After one and a half years there, they returned to their farm in Arthur Township, where they have resided every since. He was a kind loving husband and father, his family and home and their comfort being uppermost in his mind. At the age of thirty-nine years he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and remained a true and faithful Christian till he went to his reward in heaven. Besides his faithful wife, he leaves to mourn, three daughters, Mrs. Hilda Myers, of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Bertha Winters, of Detroit, and Mrs. May Broberg, of Chicago, Illinois, who were at his bedside at the time of his" death. Four grandchildren, many other relatives, and a host of friends also survive. Funeral services were held from the Thurston Funeral Home at 1:00 o'clock Friday afternoon with Rev, M. R. Honderich, assisted by Rev. Charles Kleinhardt, officiating. Interment was made in Cherry Grove cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0043] Carrol Anne( Gerber) Burkard.