A funeral will be held Tuesday, December 9, 2025 for 91-year-old Lou Ann Gerlach of Red Bud, Illinois, who passed away at 12:05 p.m., Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Mercy Hospital South, St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born August 6, 1934 in Campbell Hill, Illinois to the Ernest and Frieda (nee Froemling) Homan who both preceded her in death.
Lou Ann married Louis D. Gerlach on March 21, 1953, in Percy, Illinois. He preceded her in death on December 9, 2020.
She is survived by a daughter: Marcine K. Horn of Waterloo, IL; three grandchildren: Brian C. Horn, Sean (Mary Beth) Horn, Pam Horn (Fiancé Bob Hern); three great grandchildren: Devin, Emilee, and Landon; a great, great grandson: Lane; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
She was also preceded in death by a son-in-law: Edward Horn; a granddaughter: Valerie Anderson, and two brothers: Wilbert (Mabel) Homan and Lester (Karen) Homan.
Lou Ann started working at International Shoe Company in Chester and, after a few years, transferred to New Athens. She then worked at Singer Furnace Factory in Red Bud, and after the company shut down, she moved to Spartan Light Metal in Sparta, where she retired.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Red Bud, Illinois, and the Healthy Circle.
Lou Ann cherished traveling with her family. She found pleasure in reading a good book or tending to her flowers outdoors. On most Saturday nights, you would see her and her husband dancing to a polka or waltz.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday, December 8 and 9-10 a.m.Tuesday, Decmeber 9 at the Pechacek Funeral Homes in Red Bud, Illinois.
A funeral service for 91-year-old Lou Ann Gerlach of Red Bud will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Pechacek Funeral Homes in Red Bud, Illinois. The Rev. Mark Winkelman will officiate.
Interment will be in the Paradise Cemetery in Steeleville, Illinois.
Memorials may be made to the St. John’s Lutheran Church or School in Red Bud, Illinois or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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