Douglas Gaer, 76, formerly of Cumberland passed away on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at the Heritage House in Atlantic.
A Celebration of Life is planned for October 14, 2023, in Greenfield, Iowa, at the Lamb Funeral Home, 101 SE 4th Street. A luncheon reception will follow at the Historic Hotel Greenfield, 110 E. Iowa Street. The hotel held a special place in Doug’s heart. Over the years, he and Dixie spent many happy weekends staying there while visiting friends and family in the area. Please come and share fellowship and stories as we remember and honor Doug. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com. The Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the professional arrangements.
Those left behind to cherish his loving memory are his wife Dixie; sons Brett (Amy Vitek) and Blake (Jessie Lee) Gaer; daughters Bethany (Jon) Smalley and Bradi Gaer; grandchildren Madeline Gaer, Michael Gaer, Meredith Gaer, Isabel Smalley, Monroe Smalley, and Miles Gaer; great-granddaughter Scarlett Anderson; treasured friends and relatives.
Memorials may be made to the Douglas Gaer Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
