Mildred Pearl Gehrke

Mildred Pearl Gehrke, 79, of Meadowlands, died on Friday, February 15, 2019, in the Washington Hospital. She was born on July 5, 1939, in Penn, PA, a daughter of the late Paul and Edna Heminger Brant. Mildred was a social butterfly, who loved being around people, and taking long walks. On October 27, 1956, she married Paul William Gehrke, who died on August 2, 2013. Surviving are a son, William Paul (Sharon) Gehrke, of Canonsburg; a daughter, Patricia Gehrke, of Meadowlands; two brothers, Raymond Brant, of Penn, PA and Elmer (Diane) Brant, of Harrison City, PA; a grandson, Timothy (Aleea) Gehrke, of Washington; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are four brothers, Paul, George, Charles and Gerald Brant; and two sisters, Sarah Parsons and Nancy Bozich. Friends will be received on Monday, February 18, 2019, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Ave., Washington, PA, where services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray, PA.