Phyllis “Jeannie” Gerken, 77, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 10, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. She was born in Defiance on June 6, 1936, a daughter of the late Agnes (McBride) and Henry Ripke. Jeannie was a homemaker who loved to paint and write poetry. On Sept. 7, 1966 she married Larry Gerken.…
