Alma Albertina Zabel

Female 1898 - 1983  (84 years)


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  • Name Alma Albertina Zabel 
    Born 25 Jul 1898  Elmore, Faribault County, MN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 27 May 1983  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5314  Gerber Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 

    Family Edgar Ralph Gerber,   b. 8 Apr 1898,   d. 6 Mar 1962  (Age 63 years) 
    Married North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1994  (Age 75 years)
    +2. Kenneth Edgar Gerber,   b. 1 Jun 1921, near Drake, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 2010  (Age 89 years)
     3. Virgil Merle Gerber,   b. 19 Oct 1922, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1990  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F1547  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jul 1898 - Elmore, Faribault County, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 May 1983 - Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - - North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 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.

  • Sources 
    1. [S0043] Carrol Anne( Gerber) Burkard.