Erwin
Gjerde, 78
Angus
- Erwin "Ed" Gjerde, 78, died Saturday, March
3, 2001 in Fresno, Calif.
Funeral
services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March
8, at Melo Lutheran Church, rural Warren. Interment
will be in Melo Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation
will be held for one hour prior to services with
Quanrud-DuBore Funeral Home of Warren in charge of
the arrangements.
Erwin
Gerald Gjerde was born on October 1, 1922 in Angus,
the son of Ole and Maude (Peterson) Gjerde. He
lived in the Angus area until he was 17 years old.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II.
Erwin
attended the University of Southern California
where he received his bachelor of science degree in
engineering. On February 27, 1947, he married Mary
Steinberg of New York, N.Y. The couple lived in
California where Erwin owned the Sur-Lite
Corporation in southern California. He was a
combustion engineer. Mary died on November 5, 1987.
Erwin retired two years ago and had been living
with his daughter, Andrea, in Fresno.
Survivors
include two sons, Gary Eric (Pamela) Gjerde of
Melbourne Beach, Fla. and Mark Lee (Karen) Gjerde
of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter, Andrea Jo Gjerde
of Fresno, Calif.; and two grandsons.
Erwin
was preceded in death by his parents, wife and two
brothers, Orval and Arthur.
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