- Date Of Birth: August 16, 1925
- Date Of Death: September 24, 2012
- State: Texas
Alice L. (Dot) Gerecke was born in Laredo, Texas on August 16, 1925 to Jack L. and Lois Elaine (McFarland) Zimmatore and died September 24, 2012 in Plano, Texas surrounded by her family after battling a valiant fight with Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
She married Harry E. Gerecke, Jr. in Corpus Christi, Texas on March 28, 1944. The young couple soon boarded a train for Nevada where Harry was stationed in the Marine Corps. Dot worked for an ammunitions depot constructing bombs during WWII. They lived in many exciting places during their 58 years of marriage, including the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Dot was a wonderful mother, sister, aunt and grandmother! She loved to travel and spend time with her family. She had many careers during her life. She was a teacher, insurance administrator, but her most notable role was as caregiver. She gave of her time freely caring for her brother, Billy Zimmatore, as well as, her mother and husband in their later years.
She is predeceased by her husband, a daughter, Helen, parents, two brothers, a sister and granddaughter. She is survived by a daughter, Loretta (Pat) Tomes of Dallas, TX, three sons, John (Stephany) Gerecke of Cannonsburg, PA, Mike Gerecke of Austin, TX and Joseph Gerecke of Grand Junction, CO, a niece, Sharon Sparkman of Pflugerville, TX, and a sister-in-law, Mary Gerecke of Waco, Texas. She has four grandchildren, Dwayne and Peter Muckel, Jamie and Samantha Gerecke, and two great-grandsons.
Monday, October 1st, 2012, 9:00am – 9:30am, Notre Dame Catholic Church
Monday, October 1st, 2012, 9:30am, Notre Dame Catholic Church
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
