Iretta Lola (Lilje) Gast

SANDUSKY — Iretta Lola (Lilje) Gast, 91, of Sandusky, passed away early Wednesday morning, Aug. 25, 2021, at Orchard Villa nursing home, in Oregon, Ohio, after an illness. She was born on July 15, 1930, in Sandusky, Ohio, to Emery and Esther (Asmus) Lilje. Iretta was a 1948 graduate of Sandusky High School. She also worked at Sears Department Store for over 20 years, retiring in 1993. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Iretta is survived by three sons, Dale Gast of Hamden, Connecticut, Glenn Gast of Sandusky and Duane (Lisa) Gast of Oregon, Ohio; and grandchildren Kevin (Terese) Gast of Rossford, Ohio, and J-C Jones-Kern of Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 64 years, Junior O. "Bud" Gast, on Nov. 20, 2016; and a brother, Melvin Gast. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, and from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service, at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at the David F. Koch Funeral and Cremation Services, 520 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Rev. Cathy Schibler will be officiating. Burial will be in Castalia Cemetery, Castalia. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made in her memory to the Trinity Lutheran Church, 502 Bardshar Road, Sandusky, OH 44870. Your memories and words of comfort may be shared with Iretta's family at davidfkoch.com.