Gerda Boake

It is with profound gratitude that we honour the life of Gerda Anne Boake (née Bolte), who passed gently into the arms of Jesus, on Monday, February 26, 2024, at the age of 85.

Gerda was born in Edmonton on August 14, 1938, the youngest child of Hans and Eva Bolte (née Truscott). She graduated from nursing school at the Royal Alexander Hospital in Edmonton in 1960. In 1961, she relocated to Red Deer, where she devoted herself to the raising of her children and grandchildren. Gerda found a creative outlet in ceramics, producing and selling her pottery locally, and teaching her craft at both the city and local college levels. She was also a skilled dressmaker, knitter and an avid gardener, and she found strength and community in her church family and Bible study group.

Gerda is survived by her two sisters, Helen Repka and Joan (Bill) Palliser. She will be lovingly remembered by her family, including her three children, Kelly (Len) Beauchamp, Leah (Mike) Butler, and Noreen Edgar; as well as her nine grandchildren, Sarah, Kristopher, Jesse, Terrance, David, John, Matthew, Elizabeth, and Anna; and her fifteen great grandchildren.

A celebration of Gerda’s life will be held in the spring, honouring the legacy of a woman whose love and dedication touched the lives of many.