Fifth Generation

272. Karen Louise GERKE was born on 17 October 1942 in Monroe County, WI.^21,48 She died on 28 October 2015 at the age of 73.³²⁰

Obituary Notes: "Karen L. Rice, 73, was born to Eternal Life Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton Rice; brother, Ronald; and her parents.

She was loving mother to Gregory (Janie) Rice, Michael (Patricia) Rice, Kelly Rice and Mindy (Chad) Gibson; Grandma to Ashley (James), Jordan, Jessica, Reid, Evelyn, Alyssa, Amanda (Joshua), Grace and Grant; sister to Duaine, Linda, Lucy, Deborah, Clara, Jerome, Delbert and Cindy. She is also survived by five great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services were held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cudahy, Wis., Saturday, Oct. 31."

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Karen Louise GERKE and Milton RICE were married.²²² Milton RICE died before October 2015.³²¹