Nancy Ann Gerike Site staff
Nancy Ann Gerike (Cottinie), age 72, of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, passed away due to a chronic heart condition on Sunday, March 14, 2021.
Because family is spread around the country during this pandemic, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Nancy (Nance) was born in Chicago, IL, on December 5, 1948 to Leo Cottinie and Helen Zimmerman (Poppie) (Cottinie). She grew up in Briggsville, WI, as the eldest of 4 children; Betty, Janice, and little brother, Dale. In her youth, she enjoyed horseback riding (and pretending to), sledding, ice skating, playing pretend or ‘house’, and cooking with her young siblings. She also solidified her love of music. Nancy graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in 1967 and went on to marry her life-long partner, Michael Alfred Gerike. They married at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Dells on October 14, 1967 and birthed their first child, Annette, the following year in Antigo, WI.