Sixth Generation

273. Delores Virginia GERKE was born on 12 July 1920 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.^{84,152,382,524} She was baptized on 8 August 1920 in Monroe County, WI.⁵²⁴ She appeared in the census in 1930 in Wilton Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ Delores was confirmed on 14 May 1933 in Ridgeville Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵²⁵ at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died on 14 August 1997 at the age of 77 in Inver Grove Heights, Dakota County, MN.⁵²⁶ She was buried in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN.⁵²⁵ in the Riverview Cemetery.

Delores Virginia GERKE and Elmer Edward GRABITSKE were married on 17 August 1940 in Waukon, Allamakee County, IA.⁵²⁵ Elmer Edward GRABITSKE, son of William Frederick GRABITSKY and Anna H. FRIESKE, was born on 21 September 1916 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.^152,525 He appeared in the census in 1920 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁹ He appeared in the census in 1930 in Wellington Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁴³ Elmer died on 4 February 1986 at the age of 69 in New Orleans, Orleans County, LA.⁵²⁵ at the Tulane University Medical Center. He was buried in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN.⁵²⁵ in the Riverview Cemetery.

Delores Virginia GERKE and Elmer Edward GRABITSKE had the following children:

+510	i.	Dwight David GRABITSKE.
+511	ii.	Carol Loreen GRABITSKE.
512	iii.	Mark Brian GRABITSKE was born on 11 July 1953 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN.⁵²⁵ He was baptized on 26 July 1953 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN.⁵²⁵ at Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was confirmed on 30 April 1967 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, MN.⁵²⁵ at Emanuel Lutheran Church.