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Jerome "Jerry" May | Visitation:
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
4:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Brettschneider-Trettin-Lederer Funeral Chapel
606 N, Oneida St.
Appleton, WI
Visitation:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
10:00 AM until 11:00 AM
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
1810 N. McDonald St.
Appleton, WI
Service:
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
11:00 AM
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
1810 N. McDonald St.
Appleton, WI
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| | | May, Jerome E.
“Jerry”
Jerry age 85, of Appleton, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, May 22, 2009.
He was born July 7, 1923, in Appleton, son of the late Edward and Julia (Mayland) May. He was a lifelong resident of Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1941. After high school he joined the Navy and served during WW II. In 1948 he started his first service station. In 1953 he moved his business, “Jerry’s Service,” to the corner of Meade St. and Glendale Ave. across from AMC. He was at that location until he retired in 1989. He married Helen Paltzer February 14, 1976, sharing 26 years together before her death April 24, 2002.
Jerry enjoyed retirement and was known as the “Apple Creek Country Gentleman.” He drove his ’57 Yellow Mercury in the Appleton Flag Day Parade for the Altrusa Club for many years. He was affiliated with Emmanuel United Methodist Church and St. Thomas More Catholic Church
He is survived by his special friend, Doris Carlson and her Great Big Beautiful Family; Peter Berken whom he thought of as a son; a nephew: Greg (Barbra) Sylvester and their children, Christian and Julia; a niece: Rochelle (Shelly) and her children Emily, Peter and Ellen; cousins: Wayne (Deloris) Glasnap; Marvin Rohm and June Rohm; a sister-in-law: Julia Treiber; Brother-in-law: Eugene (Marcella) Paltzer; nieces, nephews, other relatives, many good friends, neighbors, former employees, customers and business acquaintances. He was preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law: Gordon and Buda Sylvester and nephew Bob Sylvester
The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated 11 A.M., Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1810 N. McDonald St., with Rev. Gerald Falk and Rev. Mark Geisthardt officiating. Burial will take place at St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Lederer Funeral Chapel on Tuesday from 4 P.M. until 8 P.M. and at the church on Wednesday from 10 A.M. until the time of service. A memorial fund has been established for the Heart Institute of Appleton Medical Center
Jerry, your beaming smile, unforgettable laugh and endless generosity will never be forgotten. You have been our mentor, friend, confidant, companion and father figure and we are so grateful. All who have crossed paths with you know you were a class act. You were beautiful on the inside and the outside and you touched all our lives with love.
My Jerry, my Sweetheart, We had such great times, but more than that we had a closeness I will treasure for the rest of my life. I loved being “Your Dorsey.”
Brettschneider-Trettin-Lederer
606 N. Oneida St. Appleton
920-733-7383 www.btlfuneral.com
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