Okely - Okley Harold Gerke^[1]

1910 - 1945  (35 years)    Has 4 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Okely - Okley Harold Gerke
  Gender	Male
  Born	14 Sep 1910	Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States   [1]
  Census	1920	Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States   [2]
  Census	1930	Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States   [3]
  Occupation	1930	Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States
  	soldier (pvt.) in the US Army - at the Plattsburgh Barracks -
  Living	1935	New York (Kings), New York, United States   [4]
  Census	1940	Saranac, Clinton, New York, United States   [4]
  _FSFTID	LR18-FHT
  Died	13 Nov 1945	New York, New York, United States   [1, 5]
  	Address: Bellevue Hospital
  Notes	obituary - Plattsburgh Press-Republican (NY) - 16 Nov 1945 Okley Gerke, 34, of Plattsburgh, who received his discharge from the U.S. Navy last February, died unexpectedly Tuesday at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, in which city he recently has been employed in government work. Mr. Gerke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gerke of 284 Margaret street, was born at C'adyville on Sept. 14. 1911. When he was a youth his family removed to Plattsburgh. He attended PHS and prior to entering the service in September, 1942, he was employed as a guard at Dannemora prison. In the navy Mr. Gerke served as a chief petty officer, an instructor in gunnery. All of his service was at training stations in the United States. Nine months ago he was given his medical discharge. Mr. Gerke is survived by his wife, nee Grace Facteau of Mofflttsville, and three children, Patricia, 14, Jerry, 7, and Terry 5. The daughter is by a former marriage. Also surviving are his parents, one brother and eight sisters. They are: Clement Gerke, serving in the Navy; Mrs. Adolphus Busch, Mrs. Wilbur Purick, Mrs. Fred Johnson, Mrs. Rudolph Kunsts, Beverly and Joyce Gerke, all of Plattsburgh; Mrs. Robert Polk of Dorchester, Mass., and Mrs. Bernice Gibbs of Madison, Wis. The body is being brought to Pittsburgh and is expected to arrive this morning. It will be taken to the Gerke home, 284 Margaret street. Funeral services will be held at St. John's Church, probably on Saturday morning at nine o'clock. funeral - Plattsburgh Press-Republican (NY) - 19 Nov 1945 Funeral services for Okley Gerke, a veteran of World War Two who died unexpectedly in New York on Tuesday, were held at St. John's Church, this city, Saturday morning at nine o'clock. Rev. Morris L.Dwyer, assistant to the pastor, was celebrant of the high Mass of requiem. Military honors were accorded by a detachment of regulars from the AAF Convalescent Hospital at Plattsburgh Barracks. The funeral was largely attended by relatives and friends. Pall bearers were Wilbur Purick, Joseph Busch, Herbert and Arthur Facteau, David Vass and Edgar Lamb. Interment was in the family plot in Mount Carmel cemetery Father Dwyer recited prayers at the grave. The firing squad fired three volleys over the open grave and a field musician sounded "taps."
  Person ID	I28199	Filteau - Fecteau - Facteau families
  Last Modified	26 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Fredrick Albert John Gerke,   b. 9 Aug 1883, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ,   d. 11 Sep 1948, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Edith Grace Lavigne,   b. 2 Aug 1892, Cadyville, Clinton, New York, United States ,   d. 18 Apr 1967, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1910  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F11553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mildred Beauvais
  Family ID	F11552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Grace E Facto,   b. Oct 1912, Saranac, Clinton, New York, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	9 Mar 1938	Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States   [1]
  Children	1. Jerome Gerke, «correct birth date?»,   b. 17 Jun 1938, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States ,   d. 9 Feb 1992, West Sand Lake, Rensselaer, New York, United States  (Age 53 years) 2. Tyron Joseph Gerke,   b. 4 Sep 1940, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States ,   d. 28 Oct 2007, Gainsville, Florida, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F11551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  	Load the map	Born - 14 Sep 1910 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Census - 1920 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Census - 1930 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Occupation - soldier (pvt.) in the US Army - at the Plattsburgh Barracks - - 1930 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Married - 9 Mar 1938 - Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States Census - 1940 - Saranac, Clinton, New York, United States Died - Address: Bellevue Hospital - 13 Nov 1945 - New York, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  photo - Gerke, Okley (1910-1945) photo courtesy of Clement Gerke (on familysearch.org)

  
  

• Sources

  [S715] Gerke - Clement. [S377] Census 1920, New York, Clinton, Plattsburgh, ward 2, ED 27, sheet 11B, p 27B. [S378] Census 1930, New York, Clinton, Plattsburgh, ward 6, ED 38, sheet 10B, 161B. [S1676] Census 1940, New York, Clinton, Saranac [Moffittsville], ED 10-49, sh 7A, hh 94, lines 35+. [S998] Obituary Notices, Okley Gerke - Plattsburgh Press-Republican (NY) - 16 Nov 1945, p 5.