Donna Mae GERNANDT

1939 - 1954  (15 years)

• Name	Donna Mae GERNANDT
  Birth	17 Jun 1939	Rice County, Minnesota
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Jul 1954	Rice County, Minnesota
  	some sources say, erroneously, that she died 30 July
  Burial	Groveland Cemetery, Dundas, Rice County, Minnesota
  Notes	FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR ACCIDENT VICTIM Aug. 3, 1954 The interment of Donna Mae Gernandt, age 15, of Morristown was in the Groveland cemetery Friday after noon July 30. Donna, who was the granddaughter of Mrs. Lucy Lockrem of Dundas, was killed in an auto accident Tuesday morning as was her companion who was driving the car, Phyllis Weatherhead, also age 15, when the car struck loose gravel and overturned. Donna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gernandt, was born in Bridgewater township, June 17, 1939. The family lived in this vicinity for several years. Three years ago they moved to Morristown and Donna had completed her freshman year in the Morristown high school this year. Besides her parents, she leaves one brother, Francis, age 14; three sisters; Jo Ann, 12; Patty, 10, and Diane, 8. Private services were held in the Gernandt home at noon Friday, and a two o'clock service was held in the Bethlehem Lutheran church, conducted by the Rev. Victor Marxhausen. Pallbearers were her four uncles; George and Leo Gernandt of Minneapolis; Louis Gernandt of Eau Claire, Wis., and Frank Gernandt of Lonsdale. Northfield News, Northfield, Minnesota, August, 1954 The accident occurred on a county road three miles north of Morristown. The car flipped end over end and landed upright. Phyllis Weatherhead was thrown from the car and died at the scene. Donna died at a Faribault hospital. She had been pinned under the wreckage. Patricia Weatherhead, age 10, was also thrown from the car but was injured and managed to get to a nearby farm for aid.
  Person ID	I37183	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	John Arthur (Jack) GERNANDT,   b. 1918   d. 7 Sep 1999, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Grace Ethel LOCKREM,   b. 14 Aug 1920, Rice County, Minnesota d. 18 Aug 2004, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	15 Oct 1938	Rice County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F25272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart