- Date Of Birth: January 26, 1920
- Date Of Death: September 3, 2016
- State: Illinois
Earl T. Gerding, 96, of Ottawa, died September 3, at Hines V. A. Hospital in Proviso Township.
Earl was born on January 26, 1920, in Ottawa, to Carl and Margaret (Bretag) Gerding. He was an Army Veteran of WWII, serving in the Pacific Theater. He married Mary Ellen Feeney on May 17, 1943, in Champaign, Illinois. He was a Graduate of the University of Illinois with a degree in Architecture and retired as a self-employed Architect.
He is survived by 3 daughters, Joan Gerding of Marceline, Missouri, Ann Blackstone, of Ft. Collins, Colorado, and Jan Gerding, of Chicago, and one son, Jim (Donna) Gerding, of Utica.
He was preceded in death by his wife, and two brothers, Carl and Paul Gerding.
