Tuesday 7th October 2025

Thelma Elizabeth Gerke, age 89, of Boonville, died Saturday, April 27, 2019.

Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Howard Funeral Home in Boonville, where visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. Burial will follow Wednesday’s service at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Saints Peter and Paul School.

Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Victor and Pauline Brueckner; and sisters, Louise Martin, Emmarie Kempf, Lola Calvin and Linda Brueckner.

She is survived by her daughter, Debbie (Mike) Zoeller ,of Boonville; brother, Robert (Betty) Brueckner, of Boonville; grandchildren, Matthew Zoeller, Daniel (Christie) Zoeller and Vincent (Clare) Zoeller, all of Boonville; great-grandchildren, Sophia, Olivia and Ava Zoeller, with one on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews.