Gertrude M. Ewert, longtime resident of Elmhurst, passed away July 22, 2021 in Naperville at the age of 93. She was born Sept. 26, 1927 in Chicago to Emil and Marie (nee Mielke) Donisch.
Gertrude is survived by her children Kathy (Jim Sears) Ewert, Carolyn (John) Slone, and Richard (Vanessa Bordner) Ewert; her grandchildren Courtney Ewert, Brian Slone, Tiffany Slone and Erik Bordner; her seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Rudolph A. Ewert; her parents; and by her brothers Herb (Bernetta) Donisch, Kurt (Dorothy) Donisch, and Alfred (Bernice) Donisch.
Gertrude worked at the Illinois Bell Telephone Company in the 1940s and Long Chevrolet of Elmhurst in the ‘60s.
Visitation will take place Saturday, July 31, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Pedersen Ryberg Funeral Home, 435 N. York St., Elmhurst. Funeral service at 12 noon followed by burial at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Bensenville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Springs at Monarch Landing Memory Care, 2308 Illinois Route 59, Naperville, Ill., 60563. Arrangements provided by Pedersen Ryberg Funeral Home.
