Fifth Generation

159. Howard Hineman GERKE was born on 13 December 1922 in Monroe County, WI.³⁸ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³³ He died on 1 January 1981 at the age of 58.³⁶ Howard was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.³⁶ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Howard Hineman GERKE and Nina LIEK were married.³⁴ Nina LIEK, daughter of Arthur E. LIEK and Florence LA DUE, was born on 16 March 1928.⁹³ She died on 17 April 1988 at the age of 60.^87,93 She was buried in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁹³ in the Oak Grove Cemetery.

Howard Hineman GERKE and Nina LIEK had the following children:

220	i.	Patti GERKE was born on 12 December 1950.178 She died on 12 January 2017 at the age of 66 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO.178
+221	ii.	Steven "Steve" GERKE.