Auglaize County, Ohio

History and Genealogy

Auglaize County Death Records

Last Name: Gerber

First Name: Beatrice

Father's Name: Charles Holtkamp

Mother's Maiden Name: Edith Schrolucke

Spouse's Name: Forest henry Bambauer, Lloyd Gerber

Death Date: January 25, 2001

Cause of Death:

Death Location: Celina, Mercer County OH

Source: St. Marys Evening Leader

Additional: Beatrice Bambauer Gerber, 90, formerly of Botkins, died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at the Celina Manor Nursing Home in Celina. She had moved to her daughter's home in St. Marys in February 2000 and had resided at Celina Manor for two weeks. She was born Feb. 11, 1910 in Shelby County, the daughter of Charles and Edith (Schrolucke) Holtkamp. In December 1931, she married Forrest Henry Bambauer, who died July 31, 1969. Then on Aug 22, 1980, she married Lloyd Gerber, who survives at the Gardens of Wapakoneta. Other survivors include two daughters, Gayla (Tom) Burden of St. Marys and Miriam (Clarence) PFaddt of Botkins; two stepdaughters, Phyllis (Gary) Klopfenstein of Wapakoneta and Ruth Ann Decker of Lynn, Ind.; a sister, Violet (Don) Elsass of Sidney; a sister- in-law, Miram Holtkamp of New Bremen; 11 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; five step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, L.W. Holtkamp; a grandchild and a great-grandchild. Mrs. Gerber was formely an accountant at Marathon Oil Co. She later worked as a lab techician at Provico Feed Co. Since 1941, she was a member of the Wapakoneta Church of the Nazarene, where she had served as church organist, pianist, a Sunday School teacher and board member for many years. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Miller Funeral Home in St. Marys with the Rev. John Wine officiating. Burial will follow at Schwabero Cemetery in New Bremen. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, where memorials may be directed to the Gideons International.



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