In Memory
Gertrude Evelyn Erhardt
Oct. 2, 1944 - Aug. 29, 2006
Gertrude "Trudy" Erhardt, 61, of Sunwood Drive, South Bend, Indiana, passed away at 6:40 pm August 29, 2006, in Hospice House, South Bend, following a long illness.
She was born October 2, 1944, in South Bend , Indiana, to Walter and Monica "Mickey" (Sobczak) Koehnke.
On October 27, 1962, in South Bend, she married Jack Erhardt. He survives along with her mother, Monica "Mickey" Koehnke of Granger; four children, Darlene (Jack) Swank of South Bend, Linda (Jim) McClain of Jones, Michigan, Eileen (Michael) Jurgonski of South Bend and Lisa (Todd) Fenner of Granger; seven grandchildren, Steven McClain, Zachory Fenner, Andrew Jurgonski, Staci Jurgonski, Rachal Jurgonski, Chase Fenner and Paige Fenner; five sisters, Patricia (James) Graveel of Elgin, Ill, Janet Monroe of North Liberty, Judith (Robert) Lytle of New Haven, Ind, Marsha (Dirk) Teitsma of Elkhart and Marie Ronan of Lakeville.
She was preceded in death by her father, Walter G Koehnke, and by a brother-in-law, Larry Monroe.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am Saturday in St Monica Catholic Church, Mishawaka, with Father Jeffery Largent officiating. Friends will be received from 2-8 pm today in Bubb Funeral Chapel, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, and one hour prior to the Mass in St Monica Catholic Church.
Mrs Erhardt was a member of the Sisters Auxiliary of St Adalbert Catholic Church, South Bend.
The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of St Joseph County or to the American Cancer Society.
Published in the South Bend Tribune on September 1, 2006.
01/29/2022 DEC
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