Gertrude Marie Albers, 91, died March 22, 2008, at the Stewartville Care Center, Stewartville, Minn.
    Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 5, at Ward Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, Clear Lake, with Pastor Jeff Ungs officiating. Inurnment will be in the Concord Cemetery, Garner, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home.
    Gertrude Marie Honken was born Aug. 6, 1916, in Lanark, Ill., the daughter of Michael and Minnie (Blank) Honken. She graduated from Worthington High School, Worthington, Minn.. Gertrude was united in marriage to Marvin Prilipp on Feb. 11, 1939; to this union two children were born. She was later united in marriage to Menno Albers on Dec. 10, 1970. For most of her life she was a homemaker.
    Gertrude loved embroidery work, playing cards, dancing, cooking, and traveling. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
    Gertrude is survived by her daughter, Marvena (Floyd) Janet, Rochester, Minn., son Richard (Darlene) Prilipp, Aurora, Colo., seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
    She is preceded in death by her two husbands, Marvin Prilipp and Menno Albers, and one sister.