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Bernard Cyril "Bennie" Gerik
25 Aug 1928 – 23 Feb 2009
| Birth | 25 Aug 1928 |
| Death | 23 Feb 2009 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Michael K Goldsmith on 25 Sep 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34155504 |
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Bernard "Bennie" Cyril Gerik, 80, of Waco, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in Waco. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with the Rev. Stephen Nesrsta as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at Aderhold Funeral Home. Bennie was born in West, Texas, to the late William M. and Amalie Karlik Gerik. He attended St. Mary's School in West. Bennie worked on the family farm for most of his life. He enjoyed watching westerns on television, especially Gunsmoke and Bonanza. Bennie was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption. He is preceded in death by brothers, Edward Gerik, Joseph Gerik, Daniel J. Gerik and Frankie Gerik; sisters, Irene Gerik and Mary Jane Gerik; a brother-in-law, Edwin Nesrsta; and a sister-in-law, Nona Jean Gerik. Survivors include brothers, Johnny Gerik and wife, Evelyn and Marvin Gerik, all of West; sister, Doris Nesrsta, of Abbott; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 2/24/2009...Z3
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- Edward John Gerik 1923–1936
- Johnny William Gerik 1925–2021
- Josef Gerik 1927–1927
- Dorothy Alice "Doris" Gerik Nesrsta 1930–2018
- Irene Amelia Gerik 1931–2003
- Frank Joseph "Frankie" Gerik 1932–2007
- Daniel James Gerik 1934–1993
- Mary Jane Gerik 1938–2007
- Marvin Ladislae Gerik 1942–2020
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