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==Birth==
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Gerd Remmers was born on June 1, 1925 in Norden, Friesland in Holland, the son of John Karl and Anna Gerdis (Jannsen) Remmers.
  
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==Education==
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Gerd Remmers came to America on April 22, 1929 and to Gallupville in May of 1933. He attended the one-room schoolhouse on the Gallupville-Knox Road and then attended Schoharie Central School, graduating in 1943.
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Gerd Remmers was a Past Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where he served as a patrols specialist.
  
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Gerd Remmers was a Hilltown dairy farmer and volunteer fireman who flew for the United States Coast Guard.  
  
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He was the owner of Berne View Farms. He became a successful dairy farmer, purchasing his first farm in 1948, and later worked many years for the New York State Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Dairymen’s League Association, and he was the secretary and president of the now defunct Beaverdam Local.
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He also was a charter member of the Gallupville Fire Department, a 25-year member of the Berne Fire Department, and a current member of the Knox Fire Department where he served as a fire police officer.
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Gerd Remmers marroed Pauline Dorothy Maslowsky who died before him as did his later wife, Barbara Martineau. His children were:
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*John Remmers and his wife, Mary
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*Patricia Rapoli and her husband, George
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*Robert Remmers and his wife, Patricia
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*Barbara Turi and her husband, Anthony
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his step-grandchildren,
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*Kiley and his wife, Jennifer
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*Kypp Wetmore and his wife, Neda.
  
 
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Gerd Remmers died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at his home in Berne. He was 87.
  
 
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BERNE — Gerd Remmers, a Hilltown dairy farmer and volunteer fireman who flew for the United States Coast Guard, died on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at his home in Berne. He was 87.
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He was born on June 1, 1925 in Norden, Friesland in Holland, the son of John Karl and Anna Gerdis (Jannsen) Remmers. He came to America on April 22, 1929 and to Gallupville in May of 1933. He attended the one-room schoolhouse on the Gallupville-Knox Road and then attended Schoharie Central School, graduating in 1943.
  
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He was the owner of Berne View Farms. He became a successful dairy farmer, purchasing his first farm in 1948, and later worked many years for the New York State Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Dairymen’s League Association, and he was the secretary and president of the now defunct Beaverdam Local.
  
BERNE — Gerd Remmers, a Hilltown dairy farmer and volunteer
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He also was a charter member of the Gallupville Fire Department, a 25-year member of the Berne Fire Department, and a current member of the Knox Fire Department where he served as a fire police officer.
fireman who flew for the United States Coast Guard, died on
 
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at his home in Berne. He was 87.
 
He was born on June 1, 1925 in Norden, Friesland in Holland,
 
the son of John Karl and Anna
 
Gerdis (Jannsen) Remmers. He
 
came to America on April 22,
 
1929 and to Gallupville in May of
 
1933. He attended the one-room
 
schoolhouse on the Gallupville-
 
Knox Road and then attended
 
Schoharie Central School, graduating
 
in 1943.
 
He was the owner of Berne
 
View Farms. He became a successful
 
dairy farmer, purchasing
 
his first farm in 1948, and later
 
worked many years for the New
 
York State Department of Transportation.
 
He was a member of
 
the Dairymen’s League Association,
 
and he was the secretary
 
and president of the now defunct
 
Beaverdam Local.
 
He also was a charter member
 
of the Gallupville Fire Department,
 
a 25-year member of the
 
Berne Fire Department, and a
 
current member of the Knox Fire
 
Department where he served as
 
a fire police officer.
 
He was a former member of the New York and International Flying
 
Farmers and a Past Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
 
where he served as a patrols specialist.
 
He was a life member of the American Legion Post 91, in Mechanicville,
 
where he served as chaplain. He was a member of the Forty
 
and Eight Society No. 958 in Saratoga, serving as Chef de Gare
 
Passe; the society was formed after World War I, taking its names
 
from the stenciling on boxcars carrying troops to the front in France
 
— they could hold 40 men or eight horses.
 
Mr. Remmers was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons,
 
Schoharie Lodge No. 491; he also was the patron of The Order Of
 
The Eastern Star, Helderberg No. 331 in Altamont. He was a member
 
of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 32nd degree Mason, member
 
of the Cyprus Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the
 
Mystic Shrine, of Albany, where he played in the Shiners’ Hillbilly
 
Band. And, he was a member of Kaa Rheu Vahn Persian Grotto in
 
Latham, where he held the office of Monarch.
 
His wife Pauline Dorothy Maslowsky died before him as did his
 
later wife, Barbara Martineau.
 
He is survived by his children, John Remmers and his wife, Mary;
 
Patricia Rapoli and her husband, George; Robert Remmers and his
 
wife, Patricia; and Barbara Turi and her husband, Anthony. He is
 
also survived by his grandchildren, Hans, Lauren, and Ashleigh
 
Remmers and Michael and Gabrielle Turi. He is survived, too, by his
 
step-grandchildren, Kiley and his wife, Jennifer, and Kypp Wetmore
 
and his wife, Neda.
 
A service was held on Aug. 10 at the Fredendall Funeral Home
 
in Altamont. Interment will be on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 11 a.m.
 
at The Gallupville Cemetery.
 
  
Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, August 16, 2012
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He was a former member of the New York and International Flying Farmers and a Past Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where he served as a patrols specialist.
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He was a life member of the American Legion Post 91, in Mechanicville, where he served as chaplain. He was a member of the Forty and Eight Society No. 958 in Saratoga, serving as Chef de Gare Passe; the society was formed after World War I, taking its names from the stenciling on boxcars carrying troops to the front in France — they could hold 40 men or eight horses.
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Mr. Remmers was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Schoharie Lodge No. 491; he also was the patron of The Order Of The Eastern Star, Helderberg No. 331 in Altamont. He was a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 32nd degree Mason, member of the Cyprus Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Albany, where he played in the Shiners’ Hillbilly Band. And, he was a member of Kaa Rheu Vahn Persian Grotto in Latham, where he held the office of Monarch.
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His wife Pauline Dorothy Maslowsky died before him as did his later wife, Barbara Martineau.
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He is survived by his children, John Remmers and his wife, Mary; Patricia Rapoli and her husband, George; Robert Remmers and his wife, Patricia; and Barbara Turi and her husband, Anthony. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Hans, Lauren, and Ashleigh Remmers and Michael and Gabrielle Turi. He is survived, too, by his step-grandchildren, Kiley and his wife, Jennifer, and Kypp Wetmore and his wife, Neda.
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A service was held on Aug. 10 at the Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont. Interment will be on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 11 a.m. at The Gallupville Cemetery.
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Birth

Gerd Remmers was born on June 1, 1925 in Norden, Friesland in Holland, the son of John Karl and Anna Gerdis (Jannsen) Remmers.

Education

Gerd Remmers came to America on April 22, 1929 and to Gallupville in May of 1933. He attended the one-room schoolhouse on the Gallupville-Knox Road and then attended Schoharie Central School, graduating in 1943.

Military

Gerd Remmers was a Past Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where he served as a patrols specialist.

Occupation

Gerd Remmers was a Hilltown dairy farmer and volunteer fireman who flew for the United States Coast Guard.

He was the owner of Berne View Farms. He became a successful dairy farmer, purchasing his first farm in 1948, and later worked many years for the New York State Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Dairymen’s League Association, and he was the secretary and president of the now defunct Beaverdam Local.

He also was a charter member of the Gallupville Fire Department, a 25-year member of the Berne Fire Department, and a current member of the Knox Fire Department where he served as a fire police officer.

Marriage & Children

Gerd Remmers marroed Pauline Dorothy Maslowsky who died before him as did his later wife, Barbara Martineau. His children were:

  • John Remmers and his wife, Mary
  • Patricia Rapoli and her husband, George
  • Robert Remmers and his wife, Patricia
  • Barbara Turi and her husband, Anthony

his step-grandchildren,

  • Kiley and his wife, Jennifer
  • Kypp Wetmore and his wife, Neda.

Death

Gerd Remmers died on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at his home in Berne. He was 87.

Obituary

BERNE — Gerd Remmers, a Hilltown dairy farmer and volunteer fireman who flew for the United States Coast Guard, died on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at his home in Berne. He was 87.

He was born on June 1, 1925 in Norden, Friesland in Holland, the son of John Karl and Anna Gerdis (Jannsen) Remmers. He came to America on April 22, 1929 and to Gallupville in May of 1933. He attended the one-room schoolhouse on the Gallupville-Knox Road and then attended Schoharie Central School, graduating in 1943.

He was the owner of Berne View Farms. He became a successful dairy farmer, purchasing his first farm in 1948, and later worked many years for the New York State Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Dairymen’s League Association, and he was the secretary and president of the now defunct Beaverdam Local.

He also was a charter member of the Gallupville Fire Department, a 25-year member of the Berne Fire Department, and a current member of the Knox Fire Department where he served as a fire police officer.

He was a former member of the New York and International Flying Farmers and a Past Commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where he served as a patrols specialist.

He was a life member of the American Legion Post 91, in Mechanicville, where he served as chaplain. He was a member of the Forty and Eight Society No. 958 in Saratoga, serving as Chef de Gare Passe; the society was formed after World War I, taking its names from the stenciling on boxcars carrying troops to the front in France — they could hold 40 men or eight horses.

Mr. Remmers was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Schoharie Lodge No. 491; he also was the patron of The Order Of The Eastern Star, Helderberg No. 331 in Altamont. He was a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, 32nd degree Mason, member of the Cyprus Temple, Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Albany, where he played in the Shiners’ Hillbilly Band. And, he was a member of Kaa Rheu Vahn Persian Grotto in Latham, where he held the office of Monarch.

His wife Pauline Dorothy Maslowsky died before him as did his later wife, Barbara Martineau.

He is survived by his children, John Remmers and his wife, Mary; Patricia Rapoli and her husband, George; Robert Remmers and his wife, Patricia; and Barbara Turi and her husband, Anthony. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Hans, Lauren, and Ashleigh Remmers and Michael and Gabrielle Turi. He is survived, too, by his step-grandchildren, Kiley and his wife, Jennifer, and Kypp Wetmore and his wife, Neda.

A service was held on Aug. 10 at the Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont. Interment will be on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 11 a.m. at The Gallupville Cemetery.

Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, August 16, 2012

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