Mantachie - Glenn Lee Gehrke, 61, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, at the North Mississippi Medical Center. He was born January 14, 1960, in Columbus, Wisconsin. He was raised in Biron, WI, and worked in Kenosha, WI, at the Kenosha News, before moving to Northeast MS in 1989. He was retired as a civil technician from the Northeast Mississippi Gas District. He was known as "the gas man" as he always tried to take care of his customers. He was a car enthusiast, he enjoyed auctions and traveling.

Survivors include his wife, Jane Campbell Gehrke; three daughters, Janessa Newsom (Marcus) of Fulton, Chelsey Pitts (Bradley) of Saltillo, and Hillary Miles (Chris) of Fulton; one son, Nikolas Gehrke of Saltillo; one brother, Russell Gehrke; one sister, Doreen Kamp; a half-brother, Mike Coffman; and 11 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, William T. and Margaret Bartlett Gehrke; his biological father, Willie Schade; one granddaughter, Heaven Grace; two half-brothers, Keith Coffman and Justin Schade; and a half-sister, Joelle.

Visitation only will be Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the McNeece-Morris Funeral Home in Mantachie.