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Obituary for Alma Albertina Gerber

Alma Albertina Zabel was born in Minnesota, July 25, 1898. She was married to Edgar Gerber on December 12, 1917 in North Dakota. To this union three children were born: Pearl (Mrs. Bob Thirsk), Kenneth and Virgil. They worked on farm. for a few years, then moved to the Camrose area in 1926. They settled in the Ohaton-Kelsey area in 1929, where they farmed until moving to Camrose in 1944.

She was an active member of the U.C.W., and the Rebecca Lodge for many years, and was always busy with gardening, sewing, knitting, and babysitting her grandchildren.

She was blessed with good health and passed away suddenly on May 27, 1983, at the age of 84 years.

She was predeceased by her husband in March, 1962, and is survived by her three children, 17 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, as well as four sisters and a brother in the U.S.


Parents were born in Posen area of Prussia, now Poland.

Alma married Edgar Ralph Gerber in North Dakota, USA. Edgar (son of Johann Ernst Gerber and Ida Marie Beutler) was born on 8 Apr 1898; died on 6 Mar 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Children born in North Dakota. The family moved to Canada in the 1920's.

1. Pearl Maybel Gerber was born on 22 Sep 1918 in North Dakota, USA; died on 5 Aug 1994.
2. Kenneth Edgar Gerber was born on 1 Jun 1921 in near Drake, North Dakota; died on 7 Oct 2010.
3. Virgil Merle Gerber was born on 19 Oct 1922 in North Dakota, USA; died on 15 Feb 1990.