IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Gertrude E.
Obernuefemann
December 8, 1917 – December 24, 2009
Obituary
Gertrude E. Obernuefemann, nee Alexander, age 92, of O'Fallon, born December 8, 1917 in Lebanon, Ill., passed away December 24, 2009 at Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
As a young World War II soldier preparing to go to Europe, Joseph H. Obernuefemann called Gertrude from Trenton, New Jersey, and asked her to come there right away to be married. She made the trip, married him on November 6, 1943, and returned to O'Fallon to await his return. She previously worked at Martha Manning Dress Factory as a button marker and in other positions. More recently, she was involved in O'Fallon Township Senior Citizens and the Nutrition Center, where she loved to play bingo and cards. She attended Calvary Pentecostal Church, where she enjoyed the singing and the children's choirs.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph H. Obernuefemann, who passed away August 2, 1983; her brothers George and James Alexander; her sisters Catherine Lawrence, Wilma Miller, and Virginia Aramowicz.
She is survived by her children Joseph E. Obernuefemann of Collinsville, Joyce (Dave) Ebert of O'Fallon; grandchildren, Joseph R. (Marie) Obernuefemann, Tina (Robert) Korte, Michael (Connie) Ebert, and Matthew (Martha) Ebert; great grandchildren, Ashley and Christina Holmes, Chianna and Joseph Obernuefemann, Rebecca Obernuefemann, Amanda and Rachel Korte, Austin and Brendon Herberts, Josiah and Eliana Ebert, and twins, Amelia and Madalyn, on the way; great-great grandchildren Martina and Jacob Holmes; sisters-in law, Lucille Alexander of Orlando, Fla., and Lillian Obernuefemann of Belleville, Ill., and many nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are her dear friends Bob and Marilyn Grafton, Debby Dierkes, Leta Johnson, Mary Ann Scott, Clem Smith, Sylvia Trebing, the Trares family and her friends at the Sr. Center.
Visitation: Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. – Noon, Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Calvary Pentecostal Church, 613 S. Walnut, O'Fallon.
Funeral: Noon, Saturday, December 26, 2009 at the church, with Pastor Ernie Cobb officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Shiloh.
As a young World War II soldier preparing to go to Europe, Joseph H. Obernuefemann called Gertrude from Trenton, New Jersey, and asked her to come there right away to be married. She made the trip, married him on November 6, 1943, and returned to O'Fallon to await his return. She previously worked at Martha Manning Dress Factory as a button marker and in other positions. More recently, she was involved in O'Fallon Township Senior Citizens and the Nutrition Center, where she loved to play bingo and cards. She attended Calvary Pentecostal Church, where she enjoyed the singing and the children's choirs.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph H. Obernuefemann, who passed away August 2, 1983; her brothers George and James Alexander; her sisters Catherine Lawrence, Wilma Miller, and Virginia Aramowicz.
She is survived by her children Joseph E. Obernuefemann of Collinsville, Joyce (Dave) Ebert of O'Fallon; grandchildren, Joseph R. (Marie) Obernuefemann, Tina (Robert) Korte, Michael (Connie) Ebert, and Matthew (Martha) Ebert; great grandchildren, Ashley and Christina Holmes, Chianna and Joseph Obernuefemann, Rebecca Obernuefemann, Amanda and Rachel Korte, Austin and Brendon Herberts, Josiah and Eliana Ebert, and twins, Amelia and Madalyn, on the way; great-great grandchildren Martina and Jacob Holmes; sisters-in law, Lucille Alexander of Orlando, Fla., and Lillian Obernuefemann of Belleville, Ill., and many nieces and nephews.
Also surviving are her dear friends Bob and Marilyn Grafton, Debby Dierkes, Leta Johnson, Mary Ann Scott, Clem Smith, Sylvia Trebing, the Trares family and her friends at the Sr. Center.
Visitation: Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. – Noon, Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Calvary Pentecostal Church, 613 S. Walnut, O'Fallon.
Funeral: Noon, Saturday, December 26, 2009 at the church, with Pastor Ernie Cobb officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Shiloh.
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