Gerald I. Manken Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gerald I. Manken (Van Wert, Ohio), who passed away at the age of 96, on April 17, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gerald I. Manken to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, James Manken and Velma Manken (Farling); his daughter Mary Beth Pelton (Mike) of Van Wert; his daughter-in-law Eileen Manken of Van Wert; his grandchildren, Ella Stoller (Jeremy) of Van Wert, Kayla Stiles (Daniel) of Palatine, IL and Jordan Pelton (Ana) of New Haven, IN.; his great grandchildren, Nathan, Whitney Stiles, Anna, Evan and Braden Stoller; his wife Marilyn Manken (Miller); his son Michael A. Manken; his granddaughter Emily L. Pelton; and his siblings, Phyllis J. Gehres and Richard "Dick" E. Manken.
Gerald's family asks that every person who attends his visitation and funeral service wear face masks to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.