Karl Gerber

Mom is with you now - may you both rest forever in peace.

Miss you Dad

Dear Uncle Karl, I know you were Gus to others, but to family you were always Karl. I've thought of you through the years. The only times I remember seeing you were when I was very little, not even school age, at the farm near Everson, WA, when you were still in high school; at your brother Everett's and sister-in-law Rose's funerals; and at grandma's, your mom's funeral in the 1980s in Eastern Washington. Aunt Rose collected a lot of photos and information on our Gerbers before there were...

Hi Dad,
This will be the last time I write you here. I will continue to write you privately and speak to you through my prayers all the time. I pray for Mom to find peace one day and find her way back. She truly misses and loves you very very much. I continue to wish within myself and regret so much but I will have to find peace within myself one day soon maybe longer I guess no matter how long it takes. I pray daily to the Lord because it is the thing to do and selfishly for myself...

Hey Old Man,
You used to smile when I called you that. I went to your gravesite this weekend (Easter) and left you a little something I made. I'm sorry your temporary marker says something other than US Army but they tell me they have fixed that for now. I'll make sure they get it right. I miss Mom but shes grieving on her own you know her better than anyone. I can't wait for the spring when the grass will be green around you. I do what I can everyday to cope Dad buts its harder than...

Hi Dad,
I can't believe its been 3 weeks since you left. Seems like an eternity ago and yet seems like yesterday. The pain of losing you is unbearable, I never understood the pain of losing a beloved parent until now. I never thought you would leave so soon, I thought we would have all this time to catch up on all those lost years between us. I'm so sorry we had the distance that we did for so long, it was so stupid now that I have so much time to look back and hurt over it all over...

Dad,

Its me again. Everyday I experience something that reminds me of you, this morning it was a song on the radio that made me hurt so much I could barely see to drive. I guess its going to be this way from now on and I have to get used to it. I'm dealing with alot of issues within myself like I talked with you about that day in ICU when I don't think you even knew I was there but I pray that you did. People keep telling me that time will heal and things will get better but...