Obituary of James Gernhart (1876-1980)
The son
of Morton and Katherine Gernhart, James Nelson
Gernhart was born on Nov. 20, 1876 at Little York,
Ind. He moved to Hiawatha, Kan., at the age of 8, in
1884. He received his schooling in Hiawatha.
His
father died in 1890. Two years later, Jim and his
mother moved to Sherman County at which time his
mother took out a homestead in Grant Township. Jim
lived with his mother and farmed her land until 1897
at which time he took a homestead north of Ruleton.
In 1908, he traded for a hardware store. After
selling the store, he acted as assistant postmaster
and managed his brother's general store. His mother
kept house for him until she died in 1919.
In 1929,
Jim bought a farm four miles north of Ruleton,
selling it in 1943. He then moved to Burlington to
live with his sister, Mrs. Anna Helton; she died in
1947.
All of
his brothers and sisters preceded him in death;
survivors include several nieces and nephews.
Mr.
Gernhart died Sunday night at the Kit Carson County
Memorial Hospital. He had been a resident of
Burlington Rest Home for several years.
Services
were held at 11 a.m. (MST), Wednesday, Jan. 23, at
the Sage and Smith Chapel in Goodland. Rev. Ben F.
Parmer, evangelist of Burlington, officiated. Burial
was in the Goodland Cemetery.
Casket
bearers were all from Burlington: Cal Zimbelman,
Bill Pangborn, Clarence Winslow, Shorty Monroe, John
Wahl, Gene Pralle.
Honorary
pall bearers were: Bill Pralle, Art Lange, Dr. C. R.
Ross, Jim Knox, John Bryner, Rol Hudler, Harold
Boland, Carol Fundingsland, Pete Schlichenmayer,
Eldon Snowbarger.
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