Jimmy L. Gebert, 80, Winona Lake, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Sept. 24, 2014, at his residence. He was born April 29, 1934, in Pierceton to Orville and Gladys Polk Gebert. On Aug. 8, 1954, at South Whitley Church of the Brethren, South Whitley, he married Wilma Jane Norris Gebert, who survives in Winona Lake. He was a graduate of Pierceton High School and attended Manchester Collage. He served in the U.S. Army from November 1953 to November 1955, and was stationed at Camp Presidio in San Francisco, Calif., as a military policeman. He worked for Pierceton Trucking, building U.S. 30 and Interstate 70. He was the owner and operator of W&W Shoe Village, Warsaw, for 30 years, and also had several booths at the Shipshewana Flea Market for 25 years. He was a member of the Pierceton Menzie-Reece American Legion Post #258 and the North Winona Church of Brethren. Also surviving are a daughter, Sue (and spouse Todd) Fiedeke, Syracuse; a son, Ed (and spouse Carol) Gebert, Celina Ohio; two sisters, Rebecca (and spouse Doug) Gregory, Fort Wayne, and Carolyn (and spouse Robert) Bethea, Edmond Okla.; five grandchildren: Devin, Noah and Aubrey Gebert; and Taylor and Hunter Fiedeke; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Connie Gebert; and a grandson, Payton Gebert. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Pierceton, with Chaplain Bryan Benjamin officiating. Burial is in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton, with military honors by the Pierceton American Legion and the Military Funeral Honors Guard. ***** Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196 Warsaw, IN 46581-1196 and the Pierceton American Legion Post #258, 104 N. First St, Pierceton, IN 46562. Condolences may be sent via www.mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
