Edgar Ralph Gerber
1898 - 1962 (63 years)
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Name Edgar Ralph Gerber Born 8 Apr 1898 Gender Male Died 6 Mar 1962 Person ID I5306 Gerber Family Tree Last Modified 24 Mar 2011
Father Johann Ernst Gerber, b. 7 Jan 1866, d. 30 Sep 1967 (Age 101 years) Mother Ida Marie Beutler Married Califorina, Missouri 
[1] Family ID F1542 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alma Albertina Zabel, b. 25 Jul 1898, Elmore, Faribault County, MN , d. 27 May 1983, Canada (Age 84 years) Married North Dakota, USA [1] - Children born in North Dakota. The family moved to Canada in the 1920's.
Children 1. Pearl Maybel Gerber, b. 22 Sep 1918, North Dakota, USA , d. 5 Aug 1994 (Age 75 years)+ 2. Kenneth Edgar Gerber, b. 1 Jun 1921, near Drake, North Dakota , d. 7 Oct 2010 (Age 89 years)3. Virgil Merle Gerber, b. 19 Oct 1922, North Dakota, USA , d. 15 Feb 1990 (Age 67 years)Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 Family ID F1547 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - - North Dakota, USA 
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Photos 
Gerber, Edgar Ralph Photograph
Photograph of Edgar Ralph Gerber as a young man. Provided by Carrol Burkard.
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Notes - Obituary for Edgar R. Gerber (from local newspaper)
Well known figure in the Camrose area, Ed Gerber passed away Tuesday morning following an illness of the past several months. He was 63.
Born in Missouri in 1898, he moved to Washington at an early age, with his family, and in 1926 moved to Alberta, where he farmed for a number of years in the Kelsey district. In 1944 he moved to Camrose, where he has lived ever since
Known for years as a progressive farmer, he was also known for his hard work. He liked people, and his cheery and jocular manner made him welcome wherever he went. A long Time member of the I.O.O.F., he was also a charter member of tppppers in Camrose, and was a devoted member of the United Church.
Survivors include his father and two sisters in Vancouver, Washington, a brother Art Gerber, in Camrose. His widow, two sons, Virgil and Kenneth, both of Kelsey, and a daughter, Pearl (Mrs. R. D. Thirsk) of Kelsey.
Funeral services will be conducted on Friday afternoon 2:00 o?clock, from the Camrose United Church, with the Rev. Frank MacPhee officiating. Hoveland?s Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Interment will follow in Camrose Ceme
- Obituary for Edgar R. Gerber (from local newspaper)
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Sources - [S0043] Carrol Anne( Gerber) Burkard.
- [S0043] Carrol Anne( Gerber) Burkard.