Gertrude M. Ewert

September 26, 1927 - July 22, 2021

Gertrude M. Ewert, 93, longtime resident of Elmhurst, Illinois passed away July 22, 2021 in Naperville, Illinois. She was born September 26, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois to Emil and Marie (nee Mielke) Donisch. Gertrude is survived by her children Kathy (Jim Sears) Ewert, Carolyn (John) Slone, and Richard (Vanessa Bordner) Ewert; her grandchildren Courtney Ewert, Brian Slone, and Tiffany Slone, Erik Bordner: her seven great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Rudolph A. Ewert; her parents; and her brothers Herb (Bernetta) Donisch, Kurt (Dorothy) Donisch, and Alfred (Bernice) Donisch. Gertrude worked at the Illinois Bell Telephone Company in the 40's and Long Chevrolet of Elmhurst in the 60's. Visitation Saturday, July 31,2021 from 10 am to 12 noon at Pedersen Ryberg Funeral Home, 435 N. York St., Elmhurst, Illinois. Funeral service at 12 Noon followed by burial at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Bensenville, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Springs at Monarch Landing Memory Care, 2308 Illinois Route 59, Naperville, Illinois 60563.