Gertrude J. Heidenfelder Escher

GERTRUDE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, ELMER “JACK’ HEMMER; PARENTS, HENRY A. AND GERTRUDE, NEE KNEIPER, HEIDENFELDER; 2 great grand children; SIBLINGS, HENRY, THOMAS, CLETUS, MARY AND HELEN HEIDENFELDER, SISTERS IN LAW, MARGARET, FRAN, KATHY, ELLEN AND RUBY HEIDENFELDER; BROTHERS IN LAW, ROBERT THOMPSON AND ROBERT WAGNER,

SURVIVNG ARE HER CHILDREN. JULIANA (NEIL) BERKEL OF CARTERVILLE, ILLINOIS, JEANA (JOHN) KOCH OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, ELMER “JACK” (DONNA) HEMMER OF BALDWIN, ILLINOIS, JILL (DAVID) CARR OF NEW ATHENS, ILLINOIS, JANICE (THOMAS) SCHMIDT OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS AND JOLINE BECK OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS; 15 GRANDCHILDREN AND 20 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; SIBLINGS, ALOYIOUS HEIDENFELDER, AMELIA WAGNER ,ALPHONSE HEIDENFEDER OF BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS and BETTY THOMPSON OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA , ALSO SURVIVED BY NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS AND GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS IN GERTRUDE’S MEMORY MAY BE MADE TO THE FAMILY, ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE EXPRESSED TO THE FAMILY AT WWW.VALHALLAGARDENSANDFUNERALHOME.COM

VISITIATION: VISITATION WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011 FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL SERVICE TIME FROM ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1706 WEST MAIN STREET, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS WITH A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL TO BE HELD AT 1:00 PM WITH MSGR. BILL MCGHEE OFFICIATING.

INTERMENT WILL BE HELD IN WALNUT HILL CEMETERY, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS