Dorothy Kruggel Gerdes Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dorothy Kruggel Gerdes (Clear Lake, Iowa), who passed away on July 19, 2023, at the age of 102, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dorothy Kruggel Gerdes to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Arthur M. Grattidge and Stella Grace Grattidge (Chapman); her son Louis Kurt Kruggel; her son-in-law Donald Coe; her sisters, Geraldine Worrall (Gay) and Marjorie Charlton; and her grandsons, Michael D. Coe and Matthew Kruggel.
She is survived by: her former husband Louis W. Kruggel; her daughter Judith Ann; her husband Robert Gerdes; her children, Ronald Gerdes (Susan Saunders) of St. Paul, MN and Judy Coe; her daughter-in-law Kelly Taylor Kruggel; her grandchildren, Megan Coe, Mindy Coe, Robert Kruggel (Brooke) of Piseco, NY, Adam Kruggel (Lauren) of Marshfield, MA, Melissa Molchan of Rockland, MA, Rian Mitchell (Chris) of Golden Valley, MN, Joel Gerdes, Rose Gerdes of St. Paul, MN and Mikaela Gerdes of Denver, CO; her great grandchildren, Mason, Robin Kruggel, Anna Dorothy Kruggel, Owen, Ava Molchan, Graham, Naomi and Casey Mitchell; her stepgrandchildren, Kyle Taylor (Marcy) and Pierson Taylor (Laura Johnson); and her siblings, Evelyn Belda of Redondo Beach, CA, Lois Weeks of Clayton, NC, Lucille Stimbert of Westminster, CA, Melvin Grattidge of Palo Cedro, CA and Dean Grattidge of Hemet, CA..
