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Evelyn Gaertner

DUNDEE — Evelyn Gaertner,
82, of Dundee died at 11:45 a.m.
Thursday in the emergency room
at Mercy Memor-
ial Hospital. She {
had been ill since |
July 27 and
entered the hos-
pital Aug. 22.

Friends may |
call from 2 to 9 &
p-m. Saturday §
and 4 to 9 p.m.
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apaul Funera
Home, Ida. She GAERTNER
will lie in state
from 10 a.m. until time of service
at 11 a.m. Monday in East Ida
Immanuel Church. The Rev.
Bruce Lucas, pastor of the church,
will officiate. Burial will be in the
church’s cemetery.

Born Jan. 2, 1915, in Monroe
she was the daughter of Godfrey
and Emelia (Ruettinger) Lutz. She
married Alvin Gaertner, who pre-
ceded her in death on April 9,
1987.

Mrs. Gaertner was a member of
East Ida Immanuel Church where
she was active in the Ladies Aide
and sewing and quilting group.

In addition, she was the Mon-
roe Farmers Market secretary and
treasurer for more than 30 years.
She sold produce at the market
for about 65 years and flowers
since her husband died. Her fami-
ly was involved with the market .
since its inception.

Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Sharon Watt of Woodland,
Wash., and Mrs. Joseph (Linda)
Kanamueller of Kalamazoo.

In addition to her husband, she
was preceded in death by her par-
ents, a brother, Edgar Lutz and a
sister, Marie Woelmer.

Memorials may be made to East
Ida Immanuel Lutheran Church.