Oviedo, Florida
Age 89
Gerken, Oscar A.Pastor Oscar A. Gerken, 89, of Oviedo, passed away Monday, October 28, 2013. Born in Monroeville, Indiana, he served many congregations before moving to Central Florida in 1977 from Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was Senior Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, Eustis from 1977...
Read MoreTracy, my prayers have been with you. What I have learned about Oscar has truly touched my heart. I pray for comfort for you and your entire family. He was a blessing to so many; I wish I could have known him.
Barbara Forrest
November 07, 2013 | Oviedo, FL
Dear Tracy & Family: You have our sincerest sympathy. We have fond memories of your family while you were here in Cape Girardeau. God's Blessings to you! Harry and Dorothy Bertrand
November 04, 2013
My thoughts and prayers are with Tracy and the Gerken family. Pastor Gerken's devotion to his ministry is an inspiration to many. It is a privilege for me to have known him.May he rest in the arms of our Lord, for whom he lived to love and serve.
Catherine Crosby
November 02, 2013 | Ocoee, FL
Pastor Gerken was a blessing to me, my parents, and my grandparents. Best of friends with my grandparents and a true inspiration to so many. Prayers to Mrs. Gerken and his children grieving his tragic loss. A true man of God.
Caroline Bonesteel Williams
November 01, 2013 | Houston, TX
Susan and I are so saddened to hear of Oscar's sudden death. I always felt honored to be able to call him a friend, but he was also a "mentor" to me as a young pastor in Apopka, after he moved to Eustis. May God's peace be with you. "Another soul safely home." Pastor Paul & Susan Doellinger [email protected]
Paul & Susan Doellinger
November 01, 2013 | Monmouth, OR
We can not express what an impact Pastor Gerken had on our spiritual lives. His knowledge, compassion and Christ like deligence in everything he did, was truley a model we all wpuld like to emulate. Pastor Gerken truley reflected Christ‘s love in ways we all wish to attain
May God bless the family
Love
Rod,Pam and Aaron Seigler
Rod, Pam Aaron Seigler
Rodney Seigler
October 31, 2013 | Eustis,, FL