Friday, April 26, 1974
Gertrude Crist dies at age 75
Mrs. Gertrude (Gertie) Crist, 75, of Monroe, wife of Raymond Crist, died at 2:30 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been hospitalized since Tuesday. She had been in failing health for 6 ½ years.
She was a member of the Monroe United Methodist Church.
Born in Wells county on Sept. 23, 1898, she was a daughter of John and Mary Kimmer-Reece, and was married on July 26, 1958, to Raymond Crist.
Surviving are the husband, five children, Dale Arnold, Harold Arnold, Max Arnold and Robert Arnold, all of route 1, Bluffton; Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) Spoolstra of Angola, two stepsons, Quentin Crist and Kermit Crist of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Amstutz of Ashland, O., and Mrs. Molly Inskeep of the Methodist Home in Warren; two brothers, Jim Reece of Marion and William Reece of Bluffton; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Thoma-Rich funeral home, Bluffton, with Rev. Donald Wilks officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove cemetery, Bluffton. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. tonight.
(Contributed by Janice Vasilovski)
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Gerturde Gist
in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Gertrude Crist
[Gertrude Reece]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 75
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1898
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 26 Apr 1974
Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: John Reece
Mother: Mary Kimmer
Spouse: Raymond Crist
Informant: Raymond Crist; husband; Monroe, Indiana
Burial: April 28, 1974; Elm Grove Cemetery; Bluffton, Indiana
Friday, April 26, 1974
Gertrude Crist dies at age 75
Mrs. Gertrude (Gertie) Crist, 75, of Monroe, wife of Raymond Crist, died at 2:30 a.m. today at the Adams county memorial hospital, where she had been hospitalized since Tuesday. She had been in failing health for 6 ½ years.
She was a member of the Monroe United Methodist Church.
Born in Wells county on Sept. 23, 1898, she was a daughter of John and Mary Kimmer-Reece, and was married on July 26, 1958, to Raymond Crist.
Surviving are the husband, five children, Dale Arnold, Harold Arnold, Max Arnold and Robert Arnold, all of route 1, Bluffton; Mrs. Robert (Marjorie) Spoolstra of Angola, two stepsons, Quentin Crist and Kermit Crist of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Amstutz of Ashland, O., and Mrs. Molly Inskeep of the Methodist Home in Warren; two brothers, Jim Reece of Marion and William Reece of Bluffton; 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Thoma-Rich funeral home, Bluffton, with Rev. Donald Wilks officiating. Burial will be in the Elm Grove cemetery, Bluffton. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. tonight.
(Contributed by Janice Vasilovski)
**
Gerturde Gist
in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Gertrude Crist
[Gertrude Reece]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 75
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1898
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 26 Apr 1974
Death Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Father: John Reece
Mother: Mary Kimmer
Spouse: Raymond Crist
Informant: Raymond Crist; husband; Monroe, Indiana
Burial: April 28, 1974; Elm Grove Cemetery; Bluffton, Indiana
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