Wayne Gerdsen

Obituaries

April 15, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Wayne Eugene Gerdsen, 78, of Los Fresnos, Texas, formerly of LaHarpe, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas.
He was born Oct. 28, 1931, in Moran, to Robert and Lucy (Simpson) Gerdsen. He grew up on the family farm north of LaHarpe and graduated from LaHarpe High School.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
On May 22, 1952, he married Barbara Jean Platt in LaHarpe Methodist Church’s parsonage. They made their home and farmed north of LaHarpe. He was also a rural mail carrier. They moved to Texas in December.
He was a member of LaHarpe Christian Church where he served as an elder and Sunday school teacher. He was also a member of the LaHarpe Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed gardening.
He is survived by his wife of the home; two sons, Ken, Los Fresnos, and Steve and his wife, Jessica, Rogers, Ark.; a brother, Robert Jr., Los Fresnos; five grandchildren, Dana, Kevin, Kala, Danielle and Derek Gerdsen; a great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
A brother, Donald, died earlier.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapels in Iola.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at LaHarpe Christian Church. Burial will be in LaHarpe Cemetery
Memorials to Alzheimer’s Association may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences for the family may be left at iolafuneral.com.

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