Earl E. Gerber, 92, of Fairbury, passed away at 5:45 pm, Saturday, August 10, 2019, at his residence in Fairbury.

Funeral services will be 10 am, Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Apostolic Christian Church of Forrest with the ministers of the church officiating. Burial will be in North Apostolic Christian Cemetery, rural Forrest.

Visitation will be 4 to 8 pm, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury; and 9 to 9:45 am, on Thursday prior to the funeral at the church in Forrest.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be directed to Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury; Apostolic Christian Church of Forrest, or OSF Hospice.

Mr. Gerber was born June 24, 1927 in Forrest; a son to Ernest and Matilda (Wanner) Gerber. He married Esther Metz September 23, 1951 in Forrest.  His wife, Esther survives in Fairbury.

Also surviving are five children, Wayne (Carolyn) Gerber of Fairbury; Kathy (Jerry) Leman of Secor; Alan (Marcia) Gerber of Forrest; Sandra (Jim) Schneider of Fairbury; Trish (Martin) Steidinger of Fairbury; thirty grandchildren, seventy seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rosetta Stoller of Fairbury; Betty Enserink of Escondido, CA; one sister in-law, Faith Gerber of  Vernon, CT; and two brothers, Melvin (Mildred) Gerber and Everett (Nancy) Gerber both of Ellington, CT.

His parents and siblings, Emanuel Gerber, Margaret Fehr, Mary Lou, Donald and Ronald Gerber and five great grandchildren preceded him in death.

Mr. Gerber was a member and retired minister of the Apostolic Christian Church of Forrest.  He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be deeply missed.