Leelanau County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Deering, Gerrie ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harold & Linda Saffron lindaj50@charter.net May 25, 2007, 5:56 pm Cemetery: St. Philip Neri Catholic Cemetery Name: Gerrie Deering Date Of Photograph: May 22, 2007 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/leelanau/photos/tombstones/stphilipnericath/deering102121gph.jpg Image file size: 87.9 Kb Gerrie Deering b. 22 July 1949 d. 25 Sept. 2000 Married 18 Dec. 1970 ------------------------------------------ TRAVERSE CITY RECORD EAGLE - Sept. 2000 Gerrie Deering Died September 25, 2000 EMPIRE - Gerrie Deering, 51, of Empire, died Monday at home. Born July 22, 1949, in Indonesia, she was the daughter of Lane and Katie (Wielaert) VanDuivenbooden. On Dec. 18, 1970, at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, she married Phil Deering. Gerrie was formerly from Elkhart, Ind. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Empire and she enjoyed flower gardening. The highlight of her last year was ski diving. She is survived by her husband; daughter, Kim Deering of Chicago; son, Ryan Deering of Empire; her mother, Katie (E.A.) Phillips of Elkhart, Ind.; sisters, Maryka (Jerry) Campbell of Elkhart, Ind., Inge (Richard) Bonfoey of Three Rivers and Eveyln (Brian) James of Elkhart, Ind.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Empire, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church with Father Chad Zielinski serving as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Philip Neri Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Empire Fire Department. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/leelanau/photos/tombstones/stphilipnericath/deering102121gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb