Gerda K. Tatro

Gerda K. Tatro, age 81, Jamestown, Kansas, died Monday, June 22, 2020, at her home in Jamestown. She was born on April 23, 1939, in Weinheim, Germany, to George & Margret (Gredel) Stephany.
Gerda, the youngest of 7 children, attended and graduated high school in Germany. She married a U.S. serviceman, Charles Bussart, in Germany and came to the United States at the age of 19. To this union were born 2 children, Kathy and Tony. They later divorced.
She married Jack Tatro on Oct. 11, 1986, in Concordia, Kan. She was a housekeeper for the Jamestown State Bank, Jamestown United Methodist Church and Cheyenne Lodge Nursing Home.
Gerda was a loving, devoted wife and mother. She enjoyed collecting Hummel figurines and making her home a welcoming place for her family. Gerda loved to dance, serving meals and entertaining family and friends. She has been a resident of Jamestown, Kan., for the past 46 years.
She is survived by her husband, Jack, Jamestown; grandchildren, Jennifer Kemper, Heather Bussart & Jason Rash (Amber Mach) and their children, Audrey, Ethan, Roman & Vandin; Jack’s children, Jack Tatro (Shelley), Jenni O’Donnell (Mike), Heather Learmouth (Ian) & Holly Ames; and his numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and her 3 sisters, Inge Zang, Elsa Olah & Erna Patterson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Kathy Matlock; son, Tony Ray Bussart; grandson, Kyle Baglo & 3 brothers, Otto, Kurt & Werner Stephany.
It was Gerda’s wishes to be cremated. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Jamestown United Methodist Church with Pastor Randy Whitley officiating. Burial will be at a later date in the Jamestown Cemetery, Jamestown. Friends may sign the register book from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2020, at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home, Concordia. Memorials may be made to the family, to be designated at a later date, in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.