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Gerald C. "Gerry" Emmer

Gerald Emmer Obituary

Emmer, Gerald C. "Gerry" Age 78, of Hartford. Saturday, May 21, 2011. Loving husband of Carolyn (nee Goff) Emmer. Beloved father of Dona (Jeffrey) Drummond, Anne (John) Diedrich and Mark (Kimberly) Emmer. Adored grandpa of Sonja, Chloe, Jasper and Jackson Drummond, Tara, Tierney, Trevor, and Traison Diedrich, M.J. Emmer. Great-grandpa of Odin Drummond. Dearest sister of Helen (Joe) O'Leske. Dear sister-in-law of Alice Emmer and Loran (Judith nee Schwartz) Goff of Minnesota. Further survived by other relatives and friends. Mass of Christian Burial Friday, May 27, 2011, at 7:00 PM, at St. Kilian Catholic Church, 264 W. State Street, Hartford. Visitation Friday at the church from 4-7 PM. Memorials may be made to the Jack Russell Memorial Library Fund or to St. Kilian Catholic Church and are much appreciated.

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Published by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 24, 2011.

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May 27, 2011

Dear Dona and Family,
Please know my thoughts are prayers are with you and your family. Remember the happiness you shared and smile. Karen Wiedeman

Paul & Lynette Metz

May 24, 2011

Dear Joe & family, our condolences during this time of sorrow for all of you. Rejoice for your loved one; cry for yourselves as you also laugh & enjoy the memories all of you have shared.
Shalom,
Paul & Lynette Metz

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