Rickey Lee Gerlach, of Waukesha, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at AngelsGrace Hospice in Oconomowoc at the age of 62 years. He was born in Osceola, WI on June 8, 1951 the son of Arnold and Jean (nee Hills) Gerlach. He was a 1969 graduate of Greendale High School. Rickey loved the Beatles and enjoyed playing the guitar. He was an avid Green Bay Packer fan. He was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church.
He will be sadly missed by his mother Jean Gerlach of Watertown, his sisters, Diana (Phillip) Price of Wind Lake and Rebecca (Peter) Kubale of Dane, his brother Gary Gerlach of Fox Lake, his nieces and nephews, Steven, Randall and Joseph Price, Jeremy (Lynn) Gerlach, Lucas (Michelle) Gerlach, Mandy (Todd) Bruce, Katie (Travis) Zehren and Christopher Kubale. He is further survived by his sister-in-law Roxie Gerlach along with other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Arnold.`
Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2014 from 11:00AM until the time of the 12:00 noon memorial service at Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church, 1052 Whiterock Avenue, Waukesha. Pastor Lawrence Gates will preside. Memorials in Rickey’s name are appreciated to the family. Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services is honored to serve the family. For further information, please call the funeral home at 262-547-4035 or visit our website at
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