Daniel E. Gerlach

Danny Gerlach, age 17, of Wood River, died Saturday, January 7, 2006, near Aurora.

Memorial Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 11th at the Aurora United Methodist Church. Rev. Richard Karohl will officiate. Memorials are suggested to the family. Higby-McQuiston Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: DANIEL GERLACH

Daniel E. Gerlach, the son of William E. and Debby D. (Richards) Gerlach, was born in Grand Island, Nebraska on January 15, 1988 and died near Aurora, Nebraska on January 7, 2006, at the age of 17.

Danny grew up in Aurora. He moved to Wood River and attended Wood River High School. Danny worked at Diamond Truck Wash in Grand Island.

Those left to cherish his memory are his father, William E. Gerlach of Aurora and his wife Rita of Aurora; mother, Debby D. Gerlach and her friend Kevin Clemens of Wood River; brother, Jeffrey E. (Sarah) Gerlach of Aurora; sister, Sara D. Gerlach of Grand Island; grandparents, Don and Marva Gerlach of Aurora and Norma Richards of Geneva and Darlo Richards of Clay Center; niece, Emma; nephew, Kobe, and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.