Raymond Edwin Gerner
December 21, 1925 - December 12, 2013
Obituary
Gerner, Raymond E.
MADISON/MONONA-Raymond E. Gerner, age 87, died on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Fitchburg, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on Dec. 21, 1925, in Newburg, WI, the son of William and Elfrieda Gerner. Ray married Marlene Zinke on May 23, 1953, in West Bend. He was a very outgoing, friendly person. Ray always befriended a stranger, and was always positive. He was a baseball umpire, and had a great passion for the sport. Ray retired in December of 1983 from Schlueter Company of Janesville. After Schlueter, he worked for Sani-Matic Systems, where he was president until 1993. Ray is survived by his wife, Marlene; son, Scott (Patty) Gerner of Brookfield; daughter, Sheri Gerner of Stoughton and Shelly Gerner Marcella of Elkridge, Md.; grandchildren, Emily and Zach Gerner, Andy (Heidi) Jegerlehner, Monica Jegerlehner, and Jenna and Johnny Marcella; great-grandson, Ryan Jegerlehner; brothers-in-law, Merlin (Sylvia) Gerner and Bernard (Gloria) Zinke; sisters-in-law, Diana Meyer and Bonnie (Allen) Gierach; and other nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and grandson, Matt Jegerlehner. A Celebration of Life will be held at Lake Edge Lutheran, 4032 Monona Drive, Monona, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at Noon, with the Rev. Steven Marsh presiding. A private family burial will follow at a later date. Visitation will be held at the church from 11:00 a.m. until time of service on Monday. Memorials may be made to Lake Edge Lutheran Church building fund or Agrace HospiceCare. The family would like to thank the nurses at St Mary’s Hospital and Agrace HospiceCare. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson East
Funeral & Cremation Care
5203 Monona Dr.
(608) 221-5420
Events
Visitation
Mon Dec 16, 2013 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
Lake Edge Lutheran Church (Monona) • 4032 Monona Drive, Monona, WI
Service
Mon Dec 16, 2013 @ 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Lake Edge Lutheran Church (Monona) • 4032 Monona Drive, Monona, WI
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Memories
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Debbie Schwab
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Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time. Dan,Debbie,Nic,Steph and Gus.
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Debbie Jackson
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Uncle Ray we will miss you and all your great stories and fun times when we were growing up.
Rest in peace.
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Mary Smith
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We are in Florida and will not be attending the funeral but send our sympathies to Marlene and the family. We met Ray when we moved into the Water's Edge Condominiums in 1991. Ray was active in the condominium association and was a friendly and helpful member of the condo community. We will miss him. We are sorry we cannot physically be there but our thoughts will be of Ray today.. Mary Smith & Scott Manley
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Shelly (Gerner) Marcella
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I miss you daddy more than words can say. I know you're now in heaven and no longer in pain. I know that you'll be one of Jenna's guardian angels watching over her as you were always her optimistic supporter (and mine) here on earth. I can't believe that you are gone. I love you.
Shelly
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Julie Terrazzino
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3 times a week, Ray drove over to my grandfather, Ralph Schweppe's house, loaded his walker into the car and drove him to breakfast, They enjoyed their one-on-one conversations and shared french fries for many years, until mid November of this year., when Ralph had a stroke. Ralph and Ray had a great friendship and enjoyed their time together and always looked out for each other.
Going out to breakfast with Ray was the highlight of Ralph's day and he never wanted to miss a day. Ralph is very sad that he has lost his good friend, Ray.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Please know that we thought the world of Ray and will miss him greatly.
Julie Terrazzino, granddaughter of Ralph Schweppe