Flavia C. Gernatt

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Flavia C. Gernatt
BornApril 2, 1921[1]
Langford, New York, United States
DiedNovember 27, 1995(1995-11-27) (aged 74)
Collins, New York, United States
OccupationCo-Founder, Gernatt Family of Companies and Dan Gernatt Farms
Spouse(s)Daniel R. Gernatt Sr.

Flavia C. Gernatt (April 2, 1921 – November 27, 1995) (née Flavia C. Schmitz) was an American businesswoman, horsewoman, and dairy farmer in Collins, New York. With her husband Daniel R. Gernatt Sr., she was co-owner of Dan Gernatt Farms, and co-founder of Dan Gernatt Gravel Products, which was the beginning of the Gernatt Family of Companies.

Career[]

Dan Gernatt Farms[]

Dairy farming[]

In 1938 Flavia married Daniel R. Gernatt Sr., and in Collins, New York, the two began a dairy farming enterprise, Dan Gernatt Farms, which in the 1950s was the largest in Erie County.[2]

Horse breeding and harness racing[]

Further information: Dan Gernatt Farms

Gernatt partnered with her husband in breeding and racing Standardbred horses, beginning in 1960.[2]

Gernatt Family of Companies[]

With her husband, Gernatt cofounded Dan Gernatt Gravel Products, headquartered in Collins, New York, after World War II.[2] She served as vice president and secretary of the company; was secretary of Gernatt Asphalt Products and Country Side Sand and Gravel; and was a director of each of those companies.[2] The companies are part of the Gernatt Family of Companies.[3]

In 2005 a 225-acre man-made lake was created on Countryside Sand and Gravel land, named Lake Flavia. A portion of the lake is open to public fishing.[4]

Philanthropy[]

In 1988, Gernatt and her husband established the Daniel and Flavia Gernatt Family Foundation, a charity which provides financial assistance to organizations and entities in Western New York, mostly in the areas of education, healthcare, Christian-related endeavors, and to those in need or who are homeless.[2][5][6] In 1992 Gernatt and her husband donated the construction of a new rectory to St. Joseph Parish in Gowanda, where they were active members and benefactors, and where Flavia was a lay eucharistic minister.[2][7][8]

Background and personal life[]

Gernatt was born on April 2, 1921[1] in Langford, New York.[2] She and her late husband have a son, Daniel R. Gernatt Jr., who is currently the chief executive officer of the Gernatt Family of Companies;[9] and two daughters, Patricia Rebmann and Phyllis Ulmer.[2] Gernatt died in 1995 following a six-month illness.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Flavia C. Gernatt". Find a Grave. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Flavia C. Gernatt, businesswoman". Buffalo News/Berkshire Hathaway (Buffalo, New York). 29 November 1995. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ Gernatt Family of Companies Archived 2014-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Lake Flavia". New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Allegany, New York). 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Daniel R. Gernatt, Sr., entrepreneur, horseman". Buffalo News/Berkshire Hathaway (Buffalo, New York). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Daniel & Flavia Gernatt Family Foundation". Foundation Directory Online. fdo.foundationcenter.org. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  7. ^ "St. Joseph's Parish Guide". St. Joseph Church (Gowanda, New York); H&K Publications, Inc. (Hamburg, New York). 1992. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ 2003 St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Eden Prairie, MN: Olan Mills Church Directories, January 2004.
  9. ^ Buffalo Business First: People on the Move, Buffalo Business First, Buffalo, NY, 23 February 2009 | Accessdate= 29 November 2013.
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