Gertrude and Werner moved to Belmont in 1958 and to Wellsville in 1988. She had attended the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville and more recently the Yorks Corners Mennonite Church. She took great pride in being a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and flowers. She was predeceased in addition to her husband by a sister. Elfriede Vitti in September of 2001.
A private funeral was held on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home inc. in Wellsville with Rev. Stan Scoville presiding. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville. Memorial donations are suggested to the Activities Program at the Wellsville Manor Care Center.