Mary Lucille Gerard

Mary Lucille Gerard, age 73, of Marengo, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at St. Luke’s Hospital, in Cedar Rapids. Private Graveside services will be held in the Marengo Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa. Memorials may be directed To the family of Mary Gerard at 1434 LaFayette Ave., Marengo, Iowa 52301.

Mary is survived by her two children, Kim (Herb) Alford, of Marengo and Jody (Tanya) Gerard, of Belle Plaine; 11 grandchildren, Kristen Langford, of Shueyville, Kandi (Jason) Dennler, of Blairstown, Kyle (Lani) Mumby, of Belle Plaine, Kayela (Antonio) Cantu, of Belle Plaine, Tucker (Melanie) Gerard, of Belle Plaine, Trey Gerard, of Belle Plaine, Taylor (Ryan) Gerard, of Belle Plaine, and Felicity, Jazmyne, Daymien and Tytyn Graf, of Belle Plaine; 13 great-grandchildren, Macey, Cadence and Gavin Langford, Ellie and Conner Dennler, Carter and Caysen Cantu, Kiera, Berkley and Granger Mumby, Taven, Jax and Lennon Gerard; two siblings, Jere (Barb) Klein, of Florida and Sherry Dietze, of Marengo. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Mary was born December 15, 1946, in Marengo, the daughter of Lester and Betty (DeVore) Klein. She graduated from Iowa Valley High School in 1965. Mary was united in marriage to Jake Gerard on a Halloween night. The couple later divorced. Mary was employed at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids for 42 years. She enjoyed going to garage sales and had collections of various things. She loved spending time with her family.

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