Peru Daily Tribune 2008 Obituaries
Peru Daily Tribune 2008 Obituaries Collected by Régine Brindle Tuesday, January 01, 2008/ Friday, January 04, 2008 Geraldine Akers "Gerri" Siner, 83, Bloomington, a former resident here, passed away Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 in Indianapolis. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, Bloomington. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Allen Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. Larry P. Gahs, 65, Peru, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007 at St. Vincent Hospital. He lived in Peru and Miami County all his life. He was born April 7, 1942 in Peru to Lamoine P. and C. Pauline (Chittum) Gahs. He married Mary L. Day Sept. 15, 1978, and she survives. Larry served in the National Guard and was a retired job setter and inspector from Chrysler Corporation, Kokomo. He was a member of Peoria United Methodist Church and loved John Deere tractors, NASCAR, gardening and spending time with his family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors besides his wife include three daughters, Traci Ratkovich and husband Mike, Bedford, Shelly Miller, and Jodi Bailey and husband Jim, all of Peru; three sons, Larry Gahs and wife Jackie, Kokomo, Mark Draving and wife Lillie, Peru, and Randy Draving and wife Cathy, South Bend; a step-daughter, Jeannie Huff, Mitchell; a brother, Denny Gahs and wife Pat, Peru; 14 grandchildren, Michelle, Mellissa, Matt, Marissa, Jalayna, Jake, Jaylnn, Billy, Stephanie, Cindy, Dallas, Merisa, Kody and Emily; seven great-grandchildren, Sadie, Lexie, Justice, Levi, Katie, Brayden and Zoey; a sister, Lana Oldfather and husband Steve, Kokomo; his best friend, Bob Biddle; and his pets, Bud and Bear.
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