Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Sept 10th 2004 MISSOURI VALLEY - Mary Geraldine "Gerry" Ash, 85, of Missouri Valley died Sept. 8 at Longview Care Center in Missouri Valley. (http://bannerads.zwire.com/bannerads/redirect.cfm?ADLOCATION=4000&PAG=461&BRD=2554) She was born Oct. 9, 1918, in Woodlake, Neb., to Garner and Mae (Wood) Gaylord. She was married to Norman E. Ash June 11, 1939, in Yankton, S.D. They resided in Missouri Valley for many years. Survivors include her daughters, Nancy Vondra and husband, David, of Omaha, Patricia Hopkins of Smithland, Kathryn Bassett of Des Moines; sister, Joyce Williams of Ogallala, Neb.; brother, John Gaylord, of Nashville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley. The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Missouri Valley. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Garden in Missouri Valley. Memorials may be given to the Gerry Ash Memorial Fund.