Elsie C. Gernerd, 93, of Allentown, died June 7, 2020, in Country Meadows.

She was the wife of the late Dr. Ross M. Gernerd.

Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Bek) Csondor.

A 1943 graduate of Allentown High School, she graduated from Cedar Crest College in 1947.

She worked alongside her husband at his medical practice as a bookkeeper, and was a homemaker.

She volunteered at Parkland Community Library, was an avid bridge player, enjoyed traveling and spending summers in Avalon N.J., and listening to Frank Sinatra.

She was a member of the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown.

Her survivors include sons, Mark D. MD, and his wife, Patricia, of Gwynedd Valley, Phillip J., and his wife, Nancy, of Zionsville; daughters Joan E., wife of John Ziegler, of Whitehall, and Christine M., wife of Daniel O’Connell, of DelRay Beach, Fla.; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a granddaughter Rachel, and her sisters, Irene C. Bruno, Helen Galle, and Margaret Hertzog.

A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Parkland Community Library or to Lehigh Valley Hospice c/o Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 W. Highland St., Allentown, Pa 18102

Arrangements were made by Trexler Funeral Home, Allentown.