Ruth Gerber, 87, of Olney, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Burgin Manor in Olney. Funeral services at Trinity Lutheran Church in Olney with Reverend Gary Ryden officiating. Burial in Crest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Claremont.

Mrs. Gerber was born at home on May 12, 1923 in Olney, the daughter of Orry Daniel and Rosa Etta (Scherer) Anderson. She married Loren D. Gerber on November 18, 1947. He survives.

She was a homemaker. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and Olney Squarenaders. She loved sewing and knitting

Mrs. Gerber is survived by her husband, Loren D. Gerber of Olney; son, Michael D. Gerber and his wife, Rowena of Olney; daughter, Charlotte A. Hundley and her husband, Danny of Woodbridge, Va.; son, Wendell Gerber and his wife, Trish of Henderson, Ky.; sister, Bernadine Brinkley of Olney; sister, Barbara Resor of Olney; sister, Rosetta Urfer of West Liberty; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orry Daniel and Rosa Etta Anderson and one sister, Lela Schnepper

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL) - April 13, 2011