Gerling, Mary Louise

Female 1928 - 2020  (91 years)


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  • Name Gerling, Mary Louise  [1
    Birth 23 Mar 1928  Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Owned Roach's Standard Service Station; Bookkeeper, Post Mistress  [1
    Death 2 Jan 2020  Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 6 Jan 2020  St Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I20428  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father Gerling, Henry Herman,   b. 3 Feb 1877, Fort Madison, Lee, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1939, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Vollrath, Mary Louisa,   b. 25 Aug 1882, Boonville Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1962, Pilot Grove Township, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1906  Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1617  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Roach, Wayne Theodore,   b. 7 Sep 1929, Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 2004, Boone County Hospital Center, Columbia, Boone, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1951  St Joseph Catholic Church, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Roach, Vernon Wayne
     2. Roach, Suzanne
     3. Roach, Kathleen  [natural]
    Family ID F5334  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Mar 1928 - Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jan 1951 - St Joseph Catholic Church, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jan 2020 - Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Jan 2020 - St Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery, Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Lou Roach announce her passing after a brief illness at the age of 91 years.

      One of eight children, Mary Lou was born March 23, 1928 to Henry H. and Mary Louisa Gerling in Pilot Grove, Missouri, where she was raised, married, made a home for her husband, raised three children, served her community and was devoted to her church.

      She married Wayne T. Roach January 20, 1951 and had 53 years together when he passed away February 6, 2004. Together, they owned and operated Roach's Standard Service Station in Pilot Grove, with Mary Lou as the bookkeeper. Mary Lou also worked as a clerk and often as post mistress for over 30 years in Pilot Grove as well as filling in at numerous post offices in surrounding towns.

      Mary Lou was precise in everything she undertook. She was a hard worker, a wonderful cook, a generous, supportive and strong mother to her three children. She loved and was very proud of them completing their education and their continued accomplishments.

      She was a lifelong member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Altar

      Society. Mary Lou gave tirelessly to the church with the same support, generosity and strength she gave to everything and everyone she loved.

      Preceding Mary Lou in death were her parents and her husband Wayne.

      Mary Lou will be lovingly remembered by her three children Vernon Roach of Overland Park, KS, Kathleen Stewart of Overland Park, KS, and Suzanne Nelson-Schien and husband Bryan Schien of Orlando, Florida. Mary Lou will also be fondly remembered by her four grandchildren Katelyn Stewart of Chicago, Illinois, Krista Stewart of Kansas City, Missouri, Trent and Brock Nelson of Orlando, Florida. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews whom she dearly loved.

      A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2020 with Rosary at 9:40 a.m. prior to the service; all at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pilot Grove, Missouri. Burial will immediately follow the service at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Pilot Grove. A visitation will be held at Meisenheimer Funeral Home on Sunday, January 5 from 4 to 6 p.m.

      Memorials in honor of Mary Lou are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church or St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Foundation.

      Online condolences may be submitted at mwww.meisenheimerfuneralhome.com.

      Arrangements are under the direction of Meisenheimer Funeral Home, Pilot Grove, Missouri.
      Published in Boonville Daily News from Jan. 6 to Jan. 15, 2020

  • Sources 
    1. [S250] USA: MO: COOPER: Boonville Daily News: Obituary.
      https://www.boonvilledailynews.com/

    2. [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:.
      Vollrath, Shandy nee Hix: svollrath@sfths.sft434.k12.ks.us

    3. [S790] WORLD: Family Search, Ancestral File.
      https://www.familysearch.org/search/genealogies