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The Rev. Gerald L. Mann, 62, of Chippewa Falls, passed away
Tuesday, June 5, 2007, at Centre Hospitalier Universitarie in
Poitiers, France, following a brief illness.
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He was born October 28, 1944, in Sturgeon Bay to Eileen
(Grosse) and Wallace Mann. He graduated from Sturgeon Bay High
School in 1962, and received his B.A. from Macalester College
in St. Paul, Minn., where he learned to play the bagpipes. In
1969, he earned his Master of Theology from Boston University
School of Theology and became an Ordained Elder in the United
Methodist Church in 1970.
Gerry married Elaine Fox on August 2, 1969, in Granite Falls,
North Carolina. He served parishes in Butler/Germantown
(Milwaukee); Bethel/LaGrange (Elkhorn, Whitewater); Zion
United Methodist Church in Chippewa Falls; and was chaplain of
Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation for many years. He retired
from the United Methodist Church (UMC) in 2006. At the time of
his death, he was pastor at North Presbyterian Church in Eau
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In the early part of his ministry, he was involved in the camping programs of the UMC. Gerry's ministry included the presentation of many Taize` services while at Lakeside, and later Celtic services at North Presbyterian.
Gerry was the Pipe Major of the Chippewa Valley Pipes and Drums; involved in the Chippewa Valley Cultural Association; Alzheimer's Association; and Kiwanis Club; was President of the Community Chorus; and served in many other organizations throughout the years.
He will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Elaine; two daughters, Heidi (Tony) Lambertz of Savage, Minn., Janet (John) Baldwin of Pella, Iowa; brothers, John (Georgene) Mann of Sturgeon Bay, Kenneth (Betty) Mann of Angel's Camp, Calif.; nieces, Jennifer (Eric) Leiberg, Gwynyth Scherperel, Nicole Mann; nephews, Jason (Morgan) Mann, James Mann; and foreign exchange children, Michael (Rebecca) Knechten of Cologne, Germany, Graeme Henderson of Glasgow, Scotland, Tatjana Steinberger of Munich, Germany, and Be`ne`dicte Defois of Dax, France.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2007, at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire with the Revs. Rolf Nestigen, David Irgens, and Roger Skatrud officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel in Chippewa Falls and one hour prior to the service Friday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Gerry's name may be directed to the Community Foundation of Chippewa County; Heyde Center for the Arts, or to North Presbyterian Church in Eau Claire.
Visit pedersonvolker.com to express online condolences.
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Pederson-Volker Funeral
Chapel
44 East Columbia Street
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 |
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