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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Mr. Alfred Gerhart

Alfred Gerhart, 91, of Signal Mountain, TN passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Alexian Village.

Mr. Gerhart was born in Lorain, Ohio on May 31, 1920.  He attended Lorain public schools, never missing a day of class.  Mr. Gerhart attended Ohio State University majoring in Engineering. 

He served as a Mortarman  in the Army during WWII and reached the rank of Staff Sergeant with Company M, 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Division. Mr. Gerhart was in the Battle of the Bulge and the Rhine campaign, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. Other medals earned prior to his Honorable Discharge in 1946 include two Bronze Stars for Valor, the Good Conduct Medal, American and EAME Theatre Service Medals, and the Victory Medal.

 Mr. Gerhart was employed by Thew Shovel of Lorain for 39 years and was instrumental in the companys relocation to Chattanooga, TN in 1972.  He was married to Florence Bloedorn Gerhart for 47 years until her passing in 1994. 

He is  survived by two sons, Erik Gerhart of Bristow, VA; Karl and daughter-in-law Tricia of Aberdeen, MD; three daughters, Melinda Erswell of Chattanooga, TN; Polly Knapp of Colorado Springs, CO; and Lisa and son-in-law Roy Sonday of Parrish, Florida; 13 grand-children and 23 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannazzo Funeral Home, 2150 Broadway, Lorain, OH (440) 244-1961 on Friday, March 2, 2012 from 2:00 - 4:00 and 6:00 - 8:00 PM. A celebration service will be held at Reidy-Scanlan-Giovannzzo Funeral Home on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 11:00 A.M.  The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the funeral home. Mr. Gerhart will be laid to rest next to his beloved Florence at Ridgehill Memorial Park Cemetery, Amherst Twp., OH where military honors will be conducted by the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 20. Online condolences may be sent using www.rsgfuneralhome.com.

Posted By: RSG Funeral Home @ 10:45:28 AM

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