Albert H. Gaede

March 3, 1912 - December 16, 2005

Albert H. Gaede, 93, of Liberty Court, who retired as the owner and manager of Florida Home Gas Co. after 25 years of service with offices in DeLand, Sanford and St. Augustine, died Friday at Ridgecrest Manor.  Born in Pittsburgh, Mr. Gaede, an Air Force veteran of World War II, came here in 1948 from Savannah, GA.

Mr. Gaede attended St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and was a member of Volusia County Charter Study Commission, the Volusia County Personnel Board and the West Volusia Board of Realtors. He was a 54-year member of the Lake Beresford Yacht Club, a 57-year member of the DeLand Rotary Club and was a past president of both the Florida Manufactured and the Florida Natural Gas Associations. He was also the founding director of the DeLand State Bank & Trust and past director of the DeLand Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Gaede graduated from Columbia University. He was a real estate broker and commercial appraiser with Don Page Agency for nine years.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Mary, a son, Reed of Orlando and a brother, David of Dayton, Ohio. Memorial donations may be made to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 319 W. Wisconsin Avenue, DeLand,  FL 32720.