Gail D. Pearce

Gail D. Pearce, 76, of Grundy Center and formerly of Denver and Reinbeck, died Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Creekside Senior Living of natural causes. She was born May 20, 1943 in Waterloo, the daughter of Floyd and Nellie (Wilson) Shepard.  She graduated from Waterloo East High in 1959. Gail married Carl R. Pearce on September 30, 1961 in Waterloo; he died on February 18, 2004. She worked for Canteen Food Services driving the rolling food truck. Gail enjoyed playing BINGO, fishing, going RVing with Carl and her family; singing & playing guitar, and listening to her family play music. Survived by two sons, Carl "Roger" (Chris Bond) Pearce of Traer and Richard Pearce of Waterloo; a daughter, Julie (Barton) Shriver of Ackley; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Kay Pearce of Washburn, Shirley (Bob) Neal of Sebring, FL, and Wilma Dietrick of New Hartford; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl; grandson, Tyler Pearce; three brothers, Jerry, Floyd and Robert Shepard; and three sisters, Pearl Shepard, in infancy, Norma Gray and Maxine Rees. To read the full obituary, please click here: [more]

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