Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gierman, George E. October 3, 1997
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Lakewood News - Tuesday November 4, 1997

                   George E. Gierman

LAKELAND FLORIDA - George E. Gierman, age 51, of Lakeland,Florida, passed away 
Friday, October 3, 1997.

Mr. Gierman was born on March 24, 1946 in Portland, the son of Wilbur and 
Marcella (Heintzleman) Gierman.

He was married to Adrienne Wilcox on February 1, 1969 in Lansing.

Mr.Gierman was raised in the rural Portland and Sunfield area.He graduated from 
Lake Odessa High School in 1964.George received a Bachelor's Degree in Social 
Science and History from Spring Arbor College in Michigan. He was an Ordained 
Minister and member of the West Michigan United Methodist Conference. He held a 
Masters of Divinity Degree from Garret Evangelical Seminary in Evanston, 
Illinois. George served as assistant pastor at Mr.Hope U.M.C. in Lansing, and 
was pastor at the Mancelona-Alba U.M.C. and the Lawrence U.M.C.

In 1979 he and his family moved to Lakeland,Florida and became members of the 
United Methodist Temple in Lakeland, where he assisted inn giving Holy 
Communion, and taught Adult Sunday School Class and headed the church's Council 
on Ministries.He also counseled and worked with children from broken homes."His 
whole life was a caring ministry", said his pastor,Reverend Paul Bauer.

George loved fly fishing, painting and drawing. He was a member of the Lakeland 
Arts Guild and had served as treasurer for the past four years.Some of his 
paintings have been hung at the Lakeland City Hall and the Polk Museum of Art in 
Florida.
George worked for the State of Florida for more than fifteen years, first in 
Child Support and as a Delinquency Case Management Supervisor for the Juvenile 
Justice Department in Bartow, for the past six years.

He is survived by his wife, Adrienne; one son, Ryan George; two daughters, 
Jacqueline (Todd) Holm and Kristen Lynch; two grandchildren,Mitchell and Madison 
Holm all of Lakeland; his parents, Wilbur and Marcella Gierman of Portland; one 
brother, Eric(Lorri)Gierman of Jenison; two sisters,Cheryll Warren of Ovid and 
Janet (Leon) Rudd of Ionia; several nieces and nephews.

Services were held on Tuesday, October 7,1997 at the United Methodist Temple of 
Lakeland.Interment took place at Oak Hill Burial Park in Lakeland.

A Memorial service will be held later at the Sebewa Center United Methodist 
Church.

Additional Comments:
Oak Hill Burial Park,
Lakeland,Florida

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