This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ChgoKid Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.shawano/16929/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Obituaries: Oshkosh Area (WI) - October 18, 2006 Deceased Name: Reverend Donald L. Gauerke Reverend Donald L. Gauerke, age 74, of Pella, Wisconsin, died unexpectedly on Sunday, October 15, 2006 at his home. He was born on September 1, 1932 in Appleton, Wisconsin, the son of the late Alfred and Esther (Maass) Gauerke. Donald attended grade schools in Appleton and Pella, and graduated from Winneconne High School in 1950, where he received the school district's Outstanding Alumnus Award and a scholarship to attend Wisconsin Farm Short Course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1953. After farming six years on the family farm near Allenville, Donald attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, graduating in 1960. He then enrolled at Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA, interned at La Meza, CA and graduated in 1964. During his summers at seminary, Donald served as a chaplain and camp commissioner for the Boy Scouts of America in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin and Sacramento, California Councils. On August 16, 1958, Donald was united in marriage to Marjorie Clar! k at First English Lutheran Church in Oshkosh. The Gauerke's had two children, a son, David, who died in 1977, at the age of 15, and a daughter, Mary, who is married and presently living in Japan. In 1964, Reverend Gauerke was ordained at First English Lutheran Church in Oshkosh, into the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and went on to serve the following congregations: Grace, Nasonville 1964-1966; First English, Oshkosh, 1966-1969, Zion, Stratford and St. Peter's, Fenwood, 1969-1981; Trinity, New London, 1981-1996 and Immanuel, Zittau, 1981-2000. Reverend Gauerke was President of the Marshfield and New London Clergy Associations. He was treasurer of the founding Board of Directors for the Oshkosh Boys Club. He served on the Board of Directors for Bethel Home of Oshkosh and chairman on the Imago Dei Camps Financial Development Committee. Reverend Gauerke retired in 2000. In addition to an avid interest in Biblical archaeology, he continued to enjoy ou! tdoor camping, woodworking, skiing, fixing things, landscaping and bir d watching around the family home on the Embarrass River at Pella. Reverend Gauerke is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marjorie, a daughter, Mary (Dr. Masato) Shibuya, Japan, 2 grandchildren, Erika and Masaki Shibuya, 3 brothers, Robert (Juanita), Appleton, Kenneth (Shirley), Appleton, and Rev. Eugene (Elvira), Waupaca, a sister-in-law, Mary Daubert, Butte des Morts, WI, 14 nieces and nephews, along with many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Zittau, with Bishop James Justman preaching, Liturgist, Rev. Timothy Routh; Scripture readings, Rev. Nathan Gauerke; and Eulogist, Rev. Eugene Gauerke. Burial will be in Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Winchester. Friends may call at the Lewin Funeral Home in Fremont on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Friday at the church from 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. A memorial fund has been established. "The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." --Job 1:21b Lewin Funeral Home 210 Main St. Fremont, Wisconsin (920)-446-2288 www.lewinfuneralhome.com Obituaries: Oshkosh Area (WI) Date: October 18, 2006 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.