Obituary of Gertrude Nidey

Her family includes her husband, John; sons, Frank (Stephanie) of Cedar Rapids, Floyd (Beverly) of LeClaire, IA, Mark (Pat) of West Branch, and daughter, Bertha Brook (Bryan) of West Branch; grandchildren, Bridgette, Adam, Sarah, Holly, Nat, Jesse, and Luke; great-grandchildren, Kyle, Kaden, Kamden and Darick; sisters, Grace Brown of Eureka, CA, and Joanne Watters of Oxnard, CA; her step-mother, Alice Vandermeer, and two step-brothers, Charles and Robert Trosvig all of Everett, WA. She was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers, Simon and Fred. Trudy was born November 12, 1917 in Chicago. IL the daughter of Frank and Louise (Mueller) Vandermeer. She married John Nidey October 30, 1949 in Everett, Washington. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to Parkview Evangelical Church where she has been an active member since 1955. At Trudy’s request, her earthly remains have been donated for medical research to the University of Iowa.