HURON Gertrude Gapp, age 105, of Huron, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2024, at Avantara Nursing Home.
A graveside service will be held at Restlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery on her birthday, April 22, 2025.
Gertrude Ione Allgier was born April 22, 1919, to Jack and Esther (Carlson) Allgier, at Aberdeen. She attended grade school at Roscoe and Aberdeen. In 1936, she graduated from Aberdeen Central.
Gertrude continued her education at South Dakota State University where she graduated with a degree in Home Economics in 1940.
On Jan. 11, 1941, Gertrude married Harvey Gapp at Webster. They moved to Huron in 1947.
Gertrude was a Home Economics teacher at Barnard, and a substitute teacher at Aberdeen and Huron.
She was a member of the Huron Garden Club, Huron AAUW, Huron Planning Commission for three years, and Lutheran Social Services State Board for six years. She was Superintendent of the Womens Building at the South Dakota State Fair for eight years. Gertrude was an active member of the American Lutheran Church for 79 years. She was on the Board of Deacons, President of the Alter Guild, Circles and Ladies Aide. As a member of the Huron Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, Gertrude served as President for 20 years, was a Pink Lady for 40 years. Her motto was just like her mothers, My day will only be as good as what I can do for someone that day.
Grateful for having shared in her life are her one daughter, Lynda Homa of Carthage, Mo.; Lyndas children, Colene Homa of Lenexa, Kan., and son, Josh of Overland Park, Kan., her daughter, Amy (John) Ralston and sons, Joseph and Thomas of Weirton, W.Va., her son, Michael Homa of Las Vegas, Nev., and her daughter, Susan Homa and children, Cole and Elle of Saranac Lake, N.Y.; one son, Dr. Thomas Gapp and his wife, Linda of Lincoln, Neb.; Toms children, Charlotte (Jessie) Newman and son, Maceo, of Hastings on the Hudson, N.Y., Laura (Jonny) Aten and sons, Gavin, Myles and Landon, all of Lincoln, Neb. and Jon (Jayce) Gapp of Lincoln, Neb.; one niece, Lori Gonzalas of La Mirada, Calif.; and faithful friends, Renada and Bill Cahill; and their children, Marissa (Adam) Cahill-Schelske and their children, Holden, Hayes and Henley Schelske and Bryan Cahill.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey in 2008; her parents; one sister, Gladys in infancy; one brother, John and his wife, Marcene; and one nephew, Jack.
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