Carson Lee Gerdes

1947 - 2013  (66 years)

• Name	Carson Lee Gerdes
  Birth	06 Apr 1947	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Nov 2013	Sioux Falls, Lincoln, South Dakota
  Person ID	I1156	Thompson
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Susan Kay Schroth
  Children	+ 1. Joni Mae Gerdes   2. Heather Jean Gerdes
  Family ID	F404	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2023

  
  

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• Notes

  Died: OBITUARY Carson Gerdes Obituary Unknown Newspaper Funeral service for Carson Gerdes, 66, Hecla will be 10:30 am, Monday, November 25, 2013 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Hecla. Pastor Jay Haaland officiating. Carson died on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Visitation is on Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 1:00-4:30 pm with a prayer service beginning at 4:30 pm at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hecla. Carson Lee Gerdes, son of Herman and Ramona (Lunzman) Gerdes was born on April 6, 1947 in Aberdeen. He was raised on the family farm near Hecla. This is also the area where he attended school. Carson was united in marriage to Susan Schroth on November 8, 1975 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hecla. They made their home on the Gerdes family farm where they raised their family. This is where Carson continued to call home until the time of his death. Carson was a wonderful man and will be missed by all those who knew him. Carson was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church where he was currently serving as the president of the church council. He was also a member of the local JC's. Carson had a love for farming, flying, muscle cars and motorcycles. He was especially proud of his Super Bee and enjoyed riding his Harley. He loved to travel and enjoyed camping and big game hunting. Carson was also an avid trap shooter. He will be remembered by many as being very particular and having a fondness for a clean shop, cars and equipment. Carson especially loved his family and cherished the time he was able to spend with his children and grandchildren. Grateful for having shared Carson's life are his wife Susan, Hecla; two daughters, Joni (Jason) Clark, Aberdeen and Heather Gerdes (Cortney Dinger), Hecla; three grandchildren, Aubrey, Kaden and Addison Clark and three brothers, Harold, Harlen and Gale Gerdes. Carson was preceded in death by his parents Herman and Ramona Gerdes. In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to St. John's Lutheran Church. Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home of Aberdeen is in charge of arrangements.