Gernot (Gernie) Iwersen
Gernot (Gernie) Iwersen
Gernot (Gernie) Iwersen, 82, of Eagle, passed away on Sunday,
October 6, 2013.
Gernie was born to Valdimar and Kristjana (Soebeck) Iwersen, in
Bellingham, WA
.
and was raised on an acreage in Marietta, WA
.
Growing
up, he loved his horses and fishing, and helping his family at the cannery in
Point Roberts, WA. Gernie dropped out of high school yet
l
ater
returned at the age of 39 completing classes at night while working for Howard
S. Wright construction in Seattle. As a construction worker
,
he was
proud of his work on the Space Needle.
Gernie met his wife, Sherry, in Seattle and was married in 1962
,
sharing
numerous adventures for 52 years
.
They
lived near Woodland Park and enjoyed boating on the Sound
.
Gernie
then felt the call to ministry and began his life as a pastor, moving to Nampa,
ID, and enrolling at Northwest Nazarene College, completing his degree with
honors.
Gernie was a minister in the Church of the Nazarene since 1965.
His first pastorate was in Council, Idaho where he led the congregation for
five years
.
He then moved to Filer for another five years and then to Boise
where he pastored the Euclid Avenue Church of the Nazarene congregations for
twenty-four years. He loved helping, serving, and caring for people and has a
reputation throughout the region for his compassions and involvement in the
lives of others.
Gernie was a man of many talents, playing the accordion, oil
painting
,
and spending time outdoors. His favorite place was the family
cabin on the Weiser River, where he built an A-frame cabin that became a
favorite place of the grandchildren.
Gernie is survived by his wife; sister; four children (three
sons and a daughter); eight grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. He will
be greatly missed by his family and his numerous friends.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday,
October 19, 2013 at the Euclid Community Church of the Nazarene
,
1308
Hale St
.
in Boise
. Services are under the direction of Alden-Waggoner Funeral
Chapel, Boise.
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