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Marnita Rae Gerhardt, 63, died on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Hospice of Mercy surrounded by her family after an extended illness. Marnita was born in Oelwein, Iowa on February 6, 1962 to Rudolph and Shirley (Buhr) Potratz. She grew up in Tripoli with two sisters and five brothers. She went to...
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