Petzall, Gerhard J.

On August 12, 2025, Gerhard J. Petzall passed away at the age of 94. Born June 13, 1931, to Erich and Stephanie Petzall in Magdeburg, Germany. Gerhard immigrated to the United States as a child and grew up in St. Louis. He obtained his law degree from Washington University in 1958 and practiced law until he retired in 2020.

Gerhard is survived by his wife, Barbara (nee Speraneo); his children, Julie Simpher (Jeff), Jenny Petzall, Gerhard “Guy” Petzall Jr. (Sarah), Erich S. Petzall II (Denise), Grant Schraer (Donna), Diane Haselhorst (Steve); his grandchildren, Jamie, Jacob, Jasper, Ben, Kaya, Kepler, Brent (Autumn), Brooke (AJ), Josephine, Genevieve, Wesley, Samantha (Brian), Jared (Sarah); and his great-grandchildren, Dexter, Calvin, Brody, and Sloane; as well as his

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