Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, January 29, 2022 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm with Pastor Scott Oelhafen officiating. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2022 at the Minnesota Valley Funeral Home NORTH Chapel in New Ulm and will continue one hour prior to the time of service at church on Saturday.

To leave an online condolence for her family or to sign the guest book go to www.mvfh.org.

Jeanne Marilyn Gehrke was born September 15, 1934 Elton and Grace (Jensen) Gehrke in New Ulm. She married Donald Cordes on June 3, 1954 in Norwood County, Iowa. They were blessed with four children whom together they raised in the home that Don had built in New Ulm. Jeanne was a 1952 graduate of New Ulm High School and later she graduated from Mankato State with a degree in Education. She taught many years at Washington Elementary School and retired in 1991. After retirement she and Don enjoyed traveling, fishing, boating and spending time with their family at the trailer house on Lake Mille Lacs and their hunting cabin on Swan Lake.

Jeanne was active at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church where she enjoyed Bible Study Class and it’s members. She also enjoyed her sewing group, going to eat with the “widow’s” group and she could be found listening to the bands on Monday Music in the Park, Bavarian Blast, October Fest and Friday nights and the Grand. She also enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, boating, 4-wheeling, gardening, camping, attending New Ulm Steel games and relaxing by the lake. While at home she enjoyed reading and puzzles.

She made every holiday very special and will be deeply missed. Her sunny disposition made it wonderful to be with her.

Jeanne is survived by her sons, Randy, Ronny (Susan) and Rusty (Tammy) Cordes all of New Ulm; daughter-in-law, Deb Cordes of Champlin; grandchildren, Angie, Jessica, Jackie, Danny, Tammy, Gusty, Kelcey, Katlin and Nicole; great-grandchildren, Carter, Liam, Caden, Easton, Jaylin, Ava, Hailey, Leah, Avery and Ella Mae; sister, Lorna (Gehrke) Lipsey of Montgomery, Texas and sisters-in-law, Nel (Gehrke) Peterson, JoAnn Shofner and Hazel (Cordes) Schmidt.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Donald; in-laws, Albert and Leona Cordes; son Ricky; daughter-in-law, Sandy Cordes; siblings, Gordon and David Gehrke, Marie Carlson; her brother-in-law, Harlan Schmidt and Gary Carlson.

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