Leo C. Gerken, 95, of rural West Point died Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at his farm home. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 Saturday at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, at St. Charles, with Reverend Gerald Gonderinger as celebrant. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Public Wake will be 7:00 pm. Friday at Stokely Funeral Home. Visitation will be 9:00 am. until 8:00 pm. Friday at Stokely Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Leo was born April 23, 1914 on the family farm in Cuming County to Charles and Margaret Stratman Gerken. He attended school at St. Anthony’s Catholic School. During the depression years, Leo did migrant labor in Wyoming. On October 9, 1940 Leo married Genevieve “Genie” Goeken at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Point. Leo farmed and fed cattle in the St. Charles area, still doing field work until last year. Leo was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and Holy Name Society. He enjoyed traveling all over the United States. He liked playing cards especially Sheephead. Leo loved the farm and was partial to John Deere tractors. Survivors include his wife Genie, of West Point, children Dorothy (Joe) Citta of Reno, NV, Mary Jean (Tom) Rinker of Boylston, MA, Mildred (Leo) Mausbach of Mesa, AZ, Robert of Wakefield, Eileen Wilson of Fremont, Michael of West Point, Steven (Marlene) of Beemer, and Diane (Dudley) Persson of Oakland, sisters Marie Gerken and Clara Wiesen both of West Point and Ann Ernesti of Howells, 27 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by sons Richard in 1978 and Donald in 1985, sisters Pauline Gerken and Charlotte Throener, brother Herbert and 2 infant great granddaughters.