In Memory of

Gerald Allen Kirscher

1945-2010

Born Mar 11, 1945, Gerald Allen Kirscher attended Earlham High School in Earlham, IA.

Class of 1963
Mar 11, 1945 - Apr 28, 2010

In 1963 Gerald graduated from Earlham High School, and shortly thereafter joined the Air National Guard. Here he served his country faithfully achieving the rank of Airman Third
Class. While in the National Guard he completed his education in Air Condition and
Refrigeration at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.

Gerald worked for Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines as an Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineer. This is where he met Virginia Stonehocker, and later married her on April 4, 1970 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. To this union two children were born, Monica and Brian, and they made their home in Carlisle and DeSoto. Gerald and Virginia later parted ways and he moved to Winterset where he worked at Northward
Plaza for many years. Gerald enjoyed tinkering and being a handyman for his
daughter Monica. He also liked taking motorcycle trips and working on his cars and trucks.