Sharon M. Gerard

Sharon M. Gerard, 70, of Bradford, died at 7p.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, at Unity Point Health Methodist Hospital, Peoria. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 21, at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Bradford, Pastor Jan Ringenberg officiating. Burial will be in Osceola Grove Cemetery, rural Bradford. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Bradford Rescue Squad. She was born Sept. 19, 1946, in Princeton, the daughter of William Alfred and Elizabeth (Metcalf) Lucas. She married Gene M. Gerard June 6, 1965, at Snareville Church in Wyoming. He survives, as do a son, Adam (Penny) Gerard of Varna, Ill.; a daughter, Gena Gerard of Bradford; two grandchildren, Elizabeth (Chris Monckton) Lafary of Bartonville and Sarah (David) Hertzner of Oglesby; three great-grandchildren,Constance, Kayleigh, and Kason Hertzner; two sisters, Pauline (the late Herbert) Graybeal of Campbellsville, Ky. and Lorene (Tony) Martens of Columbia, Ky.; a brother, Charles (Neva) Lucas of Tiskilwa; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Bertha Cantwell; and two brothers, Bill Lucas and Marion Lucas . She enjoyed stock car and drag races, flowers, and spending time with her family.