- Date Of Birth: August 4, 1933
- Date Of Death: March 3, 2017
- State: New York
Gerken, Nira G. of Beacon, former longtime Newburgh residence, entered into rest Friday, March 3, 2017 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital,, Newburgh. She was 83. Born August 4, 1933, in Newburgh, NY, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Gertrude McDowell Davis. She was the widow of the late Richard Harry Gerken, who predeceased her May 6, 2008. Nira was a retired Chef with Hanger One, Newburgh, she was a member of the Newburgh Bowling Hall of Fame, an avid Bingo player, and the L.P.B.A. Survivors include her three children, Susan Gerken-Riccio of Beacon, Cheryl Gerken of Beacon and Walter Gerken of Beacon, a son-in-law, Albert Riccio of Newburgh, four grandchildren, Jovanna Riccio-Barnard and her husband Daniel, Alea Riccio, Tyler Gerken and Ryan Gerken, her brother, William Davis of Matamoras, PA, and her sister, Joan Bowen of Newburgh, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers and sisters.
