Geraldine Mae Burnikel

Our loving sweet mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, Geraldine 'Gerry' Mae Burnikel, 88 years old, left us to be with the Lord on December 26, 2011. She was born in Siren, Wisconsin on July 8, 1923 to William and Alma (Hanson) Ellis, as the youngest of four children. She graduated from high school as a valedictorian. She then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota where she worked for the Dayton Company in auditing. In August 1943 she married her sweetheart, Roger 'Pete' Burnikel at the Minnehaha Methodist Church in Minneapolis. They moved to Twin Falls, Idaho in 1964, where she worked for the City of Twin Falls (Water Dept.) and later at the Professional Answering Service, and A.V. I. (airport) -always as a bookkeeper. Her favorite pastimes were drinking coffee, filling out crossword puzzles, reading magazines, eating chocolate, and taking naps. She was preceded in death by her husband Pete in 1999, and brothers Russell and Raymond, and sister Gladys. She is survived by her four children, Tom (Sue) Burnikel, Mary Hoff, Gail (Kim) McHenry, all of Twin Falls, and Buck (Cheryl) Burnikel of Burley, also her grandchildren Marc and Brian Burnikel, Robyn Lund, Amy Hardin, Breanna McBride, Julie Pizarro, Erin McHenry-Trimble, Jacob McHenry, eleven great-grandchildren, and two great-great granddaughters and one on the way. Special thanks to the Cenoma House for their loving care and concern, and also River Ridge Alzheimer's Unit. Visitation at Rosenau Funeral Home, 2826 Addison Ave, on Thursday, December 29, from 6 to 8 PM. Funeral Service at Rosenau Funeral Home, on Friday, December 30, at 3 PM. Family and friends are encouraged to share their memories at www.rosenaufuneralhome.com