She is survived by her children, Anita (Humberto) Brown Valderrama, Patty (Brad) Brown, and Heidi (Eric) Jackson, her grandchildren, Michael Brown and Sydney Jackson, and her sister Liselotte Falz.
Gertrud was born June 19, 1931 in Bad Kreuznach, in Rheinland Phalz, Germany to the late Heinrich and Minna. As a child, she survived bombings during WWII. As a teen, she took ballroom dance lessons. She worked as an office secretary in Bad Kreuznach.
In 1951, Gertrud met and later married, US Army soldier, band director, and trumpet player, Walter R. Brown. In 1954, with their first child, they moved from Germany to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Later, they moved to Kansas City, where she worked for 22 years as a school bus driver. They were married 46 years, when he passed away in 1998.
Gertrud and family were longtime members of the German American Citizens Association, and Gertrud served as a board member of the club for a time. She and family were long-time members of the Raytown Swim Club. She worked as a Volunteer at Research Hospital, Park Lane Hospital, and Powell Gardens. She enjoyed swimming, dancing, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and other needlework.
Inurnment Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas at a later date. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.McGilleySheil.com for the Brown family.
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