Alice Gerber
June 30, 1922 - May 13, 2016
Obituary
Alice Gerber, 93, of Platteville, died on Friday, May 13, 2016. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Pastor Mary Ann Floerke will officiate. Burial will be at the Whig Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville, or after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Alice Gerber Memorial Fund. Online condolences can be made at www.melbyfh.com.
Alice was born on June 30, 1922 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, daughter of Earnest and Paulina (Sturzenegger) Willborn. She was united in marriage to Max Gerber in September of 1940. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1999. Alice worked at the Burgess Battery factory, Platteville. Alice enjoyed gardening and tending to her flower gardens. She liked to yodel and bake apple pies, which were the best. She enjoyed eating limburger cheese, something she thought everyone should try it at least once. Animals had a special spot in her heart. Alice especially cherished and enjoyed the time she spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by nine children, Ron (Pat) Gerber, Jerry (Marsha) Gerber, Fern (Bob) Leighty, Janet (Jack) Davis, Ginger (Greg) Ames, Lori (Kevin) Kase all of Platteville, WI; Bill (Marie) Gerber of Hazel Green, WI; Dave (Loretta) Gerber of Blanchardville, WI; and Virgie (Larry) Anderson of Scales Mound, IL; 27 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia Jacobson and Emma Wenger; one brother, John (Bobbie) Willborn; many nieces and nephews and pets, Gretta, Smudge, and Smokey.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, parents, daughter-in-law, Linda Gerber, three infant grandsons, Jody Lee, Robert, and Jerry Jr., one great-great-granddaughter, Chastity, siblings, Ernie, Hulda, Lena, Richard, Rudy, William, Lester, and Herman.