Lois Lorene Gertz

Gertz, Lois Lorene (Corle), 86, Johnstown, died April 18, 2016, following a brief illness. Born April 13, 1930, in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late Hattie (Knipple) and Scott Corle. She was married to William H. Gertz, and the couple would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Friday, April 22 of this year. Lois was a loving homemaker all of her life and devoted to her husband, her four children, and her church, Beulah United Methodist, in Dale. She was a woman of great faith and a gift from God to her family. She will be remembered for the hymns she sang around the house, including "He Leadeth Me," "Blessed Assurance," and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." She was a member and secretary of the Challenger Bible Class for nearly 50 years, where she has many dear friends. She also worked part-time at Sears, Richland Township, in the Drapery Department for 24 years. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Russ, Scott, Dorothy, and Bernard. Her sister, Inez Murphy, survives. Her children survive, including James (Kathy Maley) of Johnstown; Bruce (Joni Fish-Gertz), of Avoca, New York; Dave (Jennifer Bell), of Richmond, Virginia; and Sandee Gertz, residing in Nashville, Tennessee. Her grandchildren will remember her as a blessing and "as everything a grandmother could be." They are: Jordan Umbach, Nashville, Tennessee; Micah Fish-Gertz, Albany, New York; Erich Gertz, Nashville, Tennessee; Christian Umbach, Pittsburgh; Jonah Fish-Gertz, Elmira, New York; Hannah Gertz, Richmond, Virginia; and Jennie Gertz, Johnstown. Lois will be greatly missed by her many friends and family, and by her special church family. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Geisel Funeral Home, Johnstown, and also Friday from 9 a.m. to the time of funeral service at 10 a.m. Pastor David Stains of Beulah United Methodist Church will officiate. Private interment at Grandview Cemetery, Westmont. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Beulah United Methodist Church.

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