This just in to my email (10-1-04) from Susan Eckler-Kerns I am married to Gerald Douglas Kerns, the son of Gordon Dale Kerns,
(son
of Glen, aka Jake). I think we can fill in a fair bit of contemporary
information for you on Gordon's line (including his date of birth,
marriage information, date of death, and burial information). I'm
putting
together a document which has the full details, but as a start, Gordon
was
born November 24, 1927 and he died 2/11/2003, burial at St Gertrude's
in
Colonia, NJ.
He married three times:
1st: Marjorie Rae Nelson (b. July 10, 1926 in Sioux Falls, S.D.)
child: Laura Louise ( b. July 14, 1953 in Wilmington, Delaware)
child: Gerald Douglas (b. March 24, 1956 in Hammond, IN)
2nd: Marilyn
child: Elizabeth (b. August 23, 1975 in Tehran, Iran)
child: Katherine (b. September 8, 1978 in Tyler, Texas)
3rd: Maxima ___________ (b. _____________ in __________)
no children
Laura Kerns married Donald Sanders (b. 12/28/52 in Ft. Worth, Texas) in 1974 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
no children
Gerald Kerns married 3 times:
1 Anna Marie Pecora, (b _________ in Bronx NY)
child: Christopher Nolan Kerns (b.September 9, 1983 in Westwood, NJ)
2. Patricia Ann McKee (b. December 28, 1963 in Suffern, NY)
3. Susan Lorraine Eckler (b. December 28, 1957 in Morristown NJ) m.
October 16, 1999
Katherine Kerns married Jason Kronish (b. June 30, 1977 in Manhasset, New York)
on July 16, 2004 in Nyack, New York.
Seated (L-R) Guest, Guest, Guest, Gerald (Jerry) Kerns, Christopher Kerns.
Standing (L-R) Guest, Elizabeth Kerns, Gordon Kerns, Maxima Kerns, Katherine Kerns, Laura Kerns
We assume that this was Gordon's elementary class in 1936
He would be one of the boys in the front row.
On Back: Mrs. H. W Fossen(?) or Jossen(?) and in another handwriting, "Miss Maggie".
At J.D. and Belle's 50th Anniversary Get-Together
Larry Morphew
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Estherville, IA 51334
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