Gerlinde Maria Rosemunde Farmer, age 88, of Brownstown, Indiana, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2016, at Hoosier Christian Village, Brownstown.
Mrs. Farmer was a member of the Kurtz Church of the Nazarene.
Born on June 18, 1928, in Erlangen Brück, West Germany, she was the daughter of Wenzl and Eli (Ries) Spachtholz, both of whom preceded her in death. On November 19, 1948, in Erlangen Brück, West Germany, she married Selby C. Bowles and he preceded her in death. On July 2, 1982, she married James D. Farmer and he also preceded her in death.
Survivors include one son, Gary Lee (Kim) Bowles of Columbus; two daughters, Pamela (Terry) Thompson and Sigrid Keata Stroh (Tony) Deaton of Brownstown; four grandchildren, Julia C. (Jackson) McKim, Joshua M. Jackson, Adrienne R. Bowles, and Derek I. Bowles; and nine great grandchildren, Jacob A. Graham, Emily M. McKim, Joshua E. McKim, Garrett L. McKim, Chlóe C. Jackson, Shelby L. Jackson, Nora S. Jackson, Selby L. Brown, and Kyler J. Bowles.
In addition, she was also preceded in death by one brother, Wilfried Andreas Spachtholz, and one sister, Elisabeth Spachtholz.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Kurtz Church of the Nazarene with Floyd Fisher officiating. Interment will be at Kurtz Cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Spurgeon Funeral Home, Inc., Brownstown.
Online memorials and condolences may be given at www.spurgeonfh.com