Robin Gayle "Trimble" Gerke

Robin Gayle "Trimble" Gerke obituary, Boonville, MO

Robin Gayle "Trimble" Gerke

Robin Gerke Obituary

Published by Legacy on Feb. 19, 2026.
Robin Gayle Gerke, age 59, of Boonville passed away February 18, 2026, at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics.

Robin was born in Boonville on September 24, 1966, and was the daughter of Barry and Joyce Becker Trimble. She married Ronnie Gerke on October 9, 1999. Ronnie survives at their home. Robin had been employed as Activities Director, a job she truly loved, with Katy Manor in Pilot Grove and had also worked with MSTA in Columbia. Her other employment has included working in landscaping with Rain Dance Landscaping and Irrigation and was self-employed cleaning clients' homes. Robin enjoyed flower gardening, landscaping, fishing, deer hunting and most of all loved her family.

She is lovingly remembered by her husband, Ronnie of Boonville; her children, Zachary Gerke and wife, Heaven and Callie Friedrich and husband, Anthony; a sister, Stacy Trimble of Boonville and her grandchildren, Sophia, Cameron, Levi, Ava, Nova, Lincoln, Ashton and Avery.

Robin was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Bridget Trimble.

A Celebration of Life honoring Robin's life will be held at a later date.

Memorial contributions are suggested to The American Cancer Society - St. Louis, P.O. Box 28566, St. Louis, Missouri 63146.

Markland-Yager Funeral Home is honored to serve Robin's family.

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