Mr. Leroy J. Jerger, 80, Jasper
Mr. Leroy J. Jerger, 80, entered eternal life on March 6, 2022, from Memorial Hospital in Jasper after a short illness.
He was born Nov. 29, 1941 in Jasper to Harold and Bertha (Renner) Jerger.
Leroy graduated from Jasper High School in 1959 and married Darlene Jochum at St. Mary’s Church in Huntingburg on Oct. 12, 1963. He was a wholesale route salesman for Holland Dairy, retiring in 2002 after 42 years of dedicated service.
Leroy was a devoted member of Precious Blood Catholic Church where he served as a hospitality minister.
Leroy and Darlene worked tirelessly together for over 33 years owning, maintaining, and managing a large number of rental homes. He enjoyed having worked part-time at The Skate Palace and was proud of having consumed over 2,000 gallons of his favorite desert, ice cream, in his lifetime. Leroy also appreciated morning coffee meetings with friends, walking on the Riverwalk, exercising his cognition with Suduko puzzles, and extensive travel around the country, especially Florida and Wisconsin. Leroy and Darlene most loved participating in their grandchildren’s sports, music, and school activities together.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Darlene; his children, Mary (Monte) Osterman of Racine, Wisc., Ann (Jason) Terwiske of Ireland, Ind., David (Amanda) Jerger of Jasper, Beth (Kevin) Howard of Jasper, and Dean (Leslie) Jerger of Jasper; 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; sister, Kathy (Jim) Dwyer of Ft. Pierce, Fla.; brothers, Ron (Fran) Jerger of St. Henry, Hal Jerger of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Phil Jerger of Loxahatchee, Fla.; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Leroy was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Joseph, David, and Edward Jerger; and sisters, Florence Wagner and Marie Garrett.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 11:00 am at Precious Blood Catholic Church, 1385 West 6th St. Jasper, IN 47546. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:00 a.m. until time of service.
Entombment will immediately follow at Fairview Cemetery Mausoleum in Jasper.
Memorials are suggested to be directed to Precious Blood Catholic Church.
Darlene and family,
Leroy was the one of the biggest and best of my 1st cousins. I always looked up to he and Ronnie when I was growing up as kid and always enjoyed the teasing and bantering in my adult years. Since I moved away to Colorado, I always looked forward to getting together for our cousins parties, and Darlene, you and Leroy always took the time to come.
I will miss Leroy and enjoying my time with him.