Levada Gerdes was called home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the age of 96. Levada was born in Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas on Sept. 16, 1919. She married her late husband of 61 years, Leroy Gerdes, Sr. in Orange, Texas in 1945. They then moved to Seguin in 1947. Levada is preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Siau; brothers, Willie Fleming Siau, James Eddie Siau, Benjamin Franklin Siau, Dalton James Siau; sisters, Anita Siau, Mary Narcissus Siau, Dorothy Lee Siau and Gwendolyn Louella Siau. She is survived by her son, Leroy Gerdes, Jr. and his wife Kathy; 2 grandchildren, Amy Lear and her husband David,  Alissa Spry and her husband Aaron; great-grandchildren, Curtis Lear, Evelyn Lear, JJ Lear, Reanna Lear and Nora Spry. A visitation will begin Friday, June 10, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Goetz Funeral Home. A Chapel Service will be held Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Goetz Funeral Home with a burial to follow at Elm Creek Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to Goetz Funeral Home.