It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Gertrude Loder of Washington, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 90, on November 9, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Oakley Payne and Violet Payne (Beranek); her husband Jim; her daughter Jeri; and her sisters, Nadine Harris and Darlene Adams.

She is survived by : her daughters, Janis Powers (Mike) of Pleasant Plain, Iowa and Jamie Hitt (Greg) of Amarillo, Texas; and her grandchildren, James Powers (Erica), Emily Schinstock (Kurt), Michael Powers-Didominicis (Joe), Jen Thurston (Casey), Lydia Houston (Brett), Gregory Hitt (Mollie), Elizabeth Hitt and Preston Hitt. She is also survived by 15 great-grandchildren.

A memorial has been established for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Jones & Eden Funeral Home