Mother: Anna Waltner b: 14-JAN-1858 in Russia
Wife: Elizabeth Schrag b: 17-MAY-1877 - Married: 1-JUN-1899
Children
Clara A. Gering b: 10-JAN-1901
Bertha E. Gering b: 30-AUG-1904
Ralph A. Gering b: 17-JUL-1906
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Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 17, 1955
Gering Rites Are Conducted Last Week
Funeral services for Adolph P. Gering of Soap Lake, who traveled by covered wagon to homestead in the Lind area years ago, were conducted March 8.
Gering died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graber in Soap Lake March 5.
Rites were conducted in Ephrata by the Rev. Leonard Weinert and also at the Menno Mennonite church with the Rev. Willard Wiebe officiating. Burial was at the Mennonite cemetery.
A charter member of the Menno Mennonite church, Gering was born Nov. 15, 1878, at Freeman, S. Dak., and came to Eugene, Ore., with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gering.
He was married June 1, 1899, to the former Elizabeth Schrag and following the wedding traveled with his bride by covered wagon to Lind where he homesteaded northwest of town.
He had lived in Soap Lake since 1934.
After farming for many years the Gerings moved to Soap Lake in 1934. Mrs. Gering died in 1952.
Gering retained his membership in the Menno Mennonite church but also attended the Community church in Soap Lake.
Mother: Anna Waltner b: 14-JAN-1858 in Russia
Wife: Elizabeth Schrag b: 17-MAY-1877 - Married: 1-JUN-1899
Children
Clara A. Gering b: 10-JAN-1901
Bertha E. Gering b: 30-AUG-1904
Ralph A. Gering b: 17-JUL-1906
_____________________
Ritzville Journal-Times, Thursday, March 17, 1955
Gering Rites Are Conducted Last Week
Funeral services for Adolph P. Gering of Soap Lake, who traveled by covered wagon to homestead in the Lind area years ago, were conducted March 8.
Gering died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graber in Soap Lake March 5.
Rites were conducted in Ephrata by the Rev. Leonard Weinert and also at the Menno Mennonite church with the Rev. Willard Wiebe officiating. Burial was at the Mennonite cemetery.
A charter member of the Menno Mennonite church, Gering was born Nov. 15, 1878, at Freeman, S. Dak., and came to Eugene, Ore., with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gering.
He was married June 1, 1899, to the former Elizabeth Schrag and following the wedding traveled with his bride by covered wagon to Lind where he homesteaded northwest of town.
He had lived in Soap Lake since 1934.
After farming for many years the Gerings moved to Soap Lake in 1934. Mrs. Gering died in 1952.
Gering retained his membership in the Menno Mennonite church but also attended the Community church in Soap Lake.
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