LaDonna J. Gerig

August 20, 1925 - June 20, 2016

LaDonna J. Gerig, 90, Berne passed away on June 20, 2016 at Swiss Village where she was a resident. She was born to Jesse and Thelma Zook Litzenberg on August 20, 1925. She married Donavan "Don" Gerig on August 5, 1948.

LaDonna was a graduate of Woodburn High School and Ft. Wayne Bible College. She worked for the Ft. Wayne Community Schools as an elementary school librarian and gave private piano lessons. Later she was librarian for the Adams County Edelweiss Singers Chorus. She loved her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Don of 67 years of marriage, daughters; Becky(David)Ristau of Dana Point, CA, Deb(John)Hilligoss of Columbia City, sons; Randy(Kristi)Gerig of Seattle, WA. Rick(Lori)Gerig of Ft. Wayne, 15 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, sister, Lois(Kent)VonGunten and brother, Dennis(Sue)Litzenberg.

Preceding in death are her parents.

Funeral services are Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the First Mennonite Church, Berne at 10:30 am with visitation 1 hour prior. Visitation also Wednesday, June 22 from 3 to 7 pm at the Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home. Officiating is Pastor Jerry A. Flueckiger. Burial in the Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery & Mausoleum, Ft. Wayne, IN.

Preferred memorials are to the Mennonite Choral Society &/or the Swiss Village Samaritan Fund.

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