Gerald Spohn

Gerald Wallace Spohn, the youngest son of Charley Wallace Spohn and Verba Irene (Petersen) Spohn, was born at his parent's home outside of Macedonia, Iowa on May 30, 1929. Gerald grew up helping on the farm and graduated from the Macedonia High School in 1947.
He and Barbara Joan Cole were married in Avoca on July 24, 1947. They made their home outside of Macedonia and Gerald worked for area farmers. In 1952, Gerald and Barb moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa where Gerald began working for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Their marriage was blessed with four children Larry Lee, Sherry Lynn, Karen Diane, and Kevin Douglas.
Following a work injury in 1966, Gerald left the railroad and attended the ECPI School of Technology in Omaha, Nebraska. He then began his data entry career in computers, working for several companies in the Omaha and Scottsbluff area. In 1990, Gerald and Barb moved to their home in Carson, Iowa and Gerald continued to work for US Bank in the data entry office until his retirement in 1994. Gerald was a member of the Carson Presbyterian Church, Carson Coral Masonic Lodge #430, and a past member of the B.P.O.E. in Scottsbluff. He loved spending time with his family and enjoyed gardening, playing cards, and fishing - especially in Minnesota.
In 2005, Gerald's health forced him to move to the Oakland Manor Care Center in Oakland, Iowa. He and Barb had been married nearly 60 years when Gerald died at the Oakland Manor on March 19, 2007 at the age of 77 years, 9 months, and 19 days. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Harold Spohn and Karl Spohn; and grandson Douglas Wayne Hancock.
Gerald is survived by his wife Barb Spohn of Carson; children Larry Spohn of Crescent, IA, Sherry Holmes of Thor, IA, Karen McCartney and her husband Pete of Council Bluffs, IA, and Kevin Spohn and his wife Carrie of Morse Bluff, NE; sister-in-law Barbara Lembke and her husband Doyle of Carson; 8 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren; cousins Virgil Dale Spohn and his wife Lula of Tehachapi, CA and Bernice Card and her husband Harold of Bakersfield, CA; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.