Background
Gerike, Ernest Luther was born on November 13, 1917 in Tripp, South Dakota, United States. Son of Henry Frederick William and Clara Marie (Bornhoeft) Gerike.
Gerike, Ernest Luther was born on November 13, 1917 in Tripp, South Dakota, United States. Son of Henry Frederick William and Clara Marie (Bornhoeft) Gerike.
Bachelor, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1940; Master of Divinity, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 1944.
Pastor, St. Paul Lutheran Church, East St. Louis, Illinois, 1944-1949; pastor, St. Andrew Lutheran Church, St. Louis, 1949-1961; head pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois, 1961-1985; pastor emeritus, Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois, since 1985; supply pastor, Center Illinois Area, since 1985. Advisor Southern Illinois Lutheran Women's Missionary League, East St. Louis, 1948, 49. Vice president, board directors Center Illinois District of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Springfield, 1964-1985.
Chairman board directors Mid-Illinois Area Health Planning, Bloomington, 1984. Committee member McLean County United Way, Bloomington, 1982-1992. Member McLean County Chamber of C. (hospital clergy staff liaison 1989-1993), Kiwanis.
Married Vera Martha Roschke, June 11, 1944 (deceased 1999). Children: Mary Ann Richard, James Walter, Kenneth John.