Spring-2023

26384 Carmel Rancho Ln., #103 Carmel-by-the-Sea 831.899.5464 monterey-mattress.com V I S I T OUR SHOWROOM Open Any Day By Appointment M y beloved father passed away at 87 years of age and will be greatly missed. He was my business part- ner in Monterey Mat- tress for 36 years. His legacy lives on with me, in Carmel, and the brand, Monterey Mat- tress Gingerich-Built, and is well-known around the Amish town of Kalona, Iowa and Iowa City, home to The University of Iowa. My best friend and greatest supporter, I got him into the business when he moved out here after the Iowa farm econ- omy became bad. Of Amish-Mennonite roots, he was a master woodworker and custom home builder, and owned quite literally the most progressive cattle farm in the state of Iowa, home to the first na- tional soil conserva- tion fair. Of local note, he restored the his- toric original antique bar at Clint Eastwood’s Mission Ranch. With a glimmer in his eye, his sense of humor was unsurpassed. He would al- ways put everyone before himself, and his generosity of spirit was also unsurpassed. He leaves behind my mother, Ruth, my four siblings, five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, all living around our family farm. My Father, Dale Gingerich, aka Pops Panda NOV EMBE R 1 1 , 1 9 3 4 ~ MAY 2 7 , 2 0 2 2 Jay Bur is