Cleo R. Gerot

Cleo Gerot NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa #45;- Cleo R. Gerot, 82, 20 N. Dubuque St., North Liberty, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at his home after a lengthy illness. Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Riverside. The Rev. Rich Adams will officiate. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Riverside. After the burial, a luncheon will be held at the church. Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Monday, with a 7 p.m. rosary, at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home, Riverside. A memorial fund has been established. Mr. Gerot was born on Feb. 2, 1920, in rural Washington County, the son of Peter and Ida Moss Gerot. He married Ethel Hamilton on June 28, 1950, in Leon. He graduated from Riverside High School. He was employed by the University of Iowa Physical Plant from 1957 until his retirement in 1983. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II, 1942-46, as a heavy machine gunner. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Riverside Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6414, the Columbus Junction American Legion Post No. 100, served on the Riverside City Council for six years and the Riverside Volunteer Fire Department. Survivors include his wife; six child...[more]

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, LaVonne Smith of North Liberty, Joe Gerot and his wife, Barbara, of West Des Moines, Lorrainne Seelman and her fiancé, Mike Curry of Oxford, John Gerot and his wife, Robin, of North Liberty, Susie McKenna and her husband, Bill, of Brooklyn, and Loralie Dyer of Iowa City; 17 grandchildren; Stephanie, Shawn, Amy, Jason, Ashley, Brandon, Michael, Jeremy, Janneane, Emily, Dana, Tyler, Billy, Tanya, Beth, Trace and Megan; five great-grandchildren, Hailey, Remington, Joey, Thomas, Katie, Allan and Angie; two brothers, Robert Gerot of Riverside, Darrell Gerot of Dover, Ark.; a sister, Elaine Matt of Iowa City; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Orville Gerot; and a sister, Marie Gerot.