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Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch (1933 - 2012)
Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch was born on June 24, 1933 in Butterfield, Minnesota. She was born into the Weseman family and married into the Gersch family. She was born to Fern Victoria (Mossengren) Weseman and Laurence Fred Weseman, and we currently have no other siblings in her family tree. Sarah was baptized at Kansas Lake Lutheran Church, Minnesota USA. She married Willard John Gersch on February 14, 1950 and Sarah died on November 4, 2012. She died on November 4, 2012 in Belvidere, Minnesota USA at age 79.
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Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch
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Sarah Gersch was born on in Butterfield, Watonwan County, Minnesota United States 56120
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Sarah Gersch died on in Belvidere, Goodhue County, Minnesota USA
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at St. James Catholic Cemetery, in St. James, Watonwan County, Minnesota USA
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White
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Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch lived
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Sarah Ann Gersch,79 of Belvidere passed away at her home with her family at her side on Sunday November 4,2012. She was born June 24,1933 in St. James,Mn. the daughter of Laurence and Fern(Mossengren)Weseman. She married Willard Gersch February 14,1950 in Madelia,Mn. A member of St. James Catholic Church. Member of the Ladies of the Moose and the Keenage Center. Sarah worked as a sewing instructor for the Rockford Public Library before retiring. She is survived by her Husband Willard Gersch,Belvidere. Sons,Stephen(Jan)Gersch,Scotsdale,Az., Michael(Kathie)Gersch,Parker,Co. Granddaughter,Amber Lee Gersch. She was preceded in death by her Parents. Funeral Service Thursday November 8,2012 at 10:00 a.m. in Belvidere Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Bartolomeo of St. James Catholic Church officiating. Private interment at St. James Catholic Cemetery
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In 1933, in the year that Sarah Anne (Weseman) Gersch was born, on March 4th, Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States. He was elected four times (equaled by no other President) and guided the United States through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and World War 2. His wife was his cousin Eleanor Roosevelt (Teddy Roosevelt's niece) who President Truman called "First Lady of the World". Some of the major programs that survive from his presidency are the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Wagner Act (The National Labor Relations Act of 1935) , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Social Security.
In 1943, by the time she was only 10 years old, on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.
In 1964, when she was 31 years old, on February 9th, the Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. 73 million people watched - although the Beatles couldn't be heard because of the loud screaming of the female teenage audience.
In 1980, by the time she was 47 years old, on December 8th, ex-Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in front of his home - the Dakota - in New York City. Chapman was found guilty of murder and still remains in jail.
In 1997, at the age of 64 years old, Sarah was alive when on June 26th, the first Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling was released. "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was an immediate success and spawned not only sequels but also movies, video games, plays, and amusement park attractions. J.K. Rowling, at the time of the first book a poor single mother, has become a multi-billionaire.
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