Jerry was born January 15th 1934 in Colfax, Saskatchewan. He attended school in Colfax and at Campion College in Regina.

Jerry married Dorothy (nee Piff) in July, 1955 and they celebrated their 70th anniversary earlier this year. Jerry is survived by Dorothy and three sons (Mark and wife Marian), Michael and Warren; and is predeceased by one son, Richard. Jerry is mourned by many grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Jerry’s work career started as a telegraph operator with the Canadian National Railway and he progressed to the Federal Department of Transport as a radar technician. After various stations in the Arctic, he was posted to the airport in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

In 1967 Jerry and family left Winnipeg and transitioned to the private sector when they purchased the hotel in Stoughton, Saskatchewan. They progressed to several hotels and motels in Weyburn (SK), Golden (BC) and Christina Lake (BC). They ended their time in the hospitality industry in 1995 and retired to Cranbrook in 1996.

They spent 25 years wintering in Mesa, Arizona where Jerry was an avid golfer and barbequer. Jerry was a passionate Saskatchewan Roughriders football fan and often attested that, wherever he lived, he would always “bleed green.”

Jerry’s last days were spend at the F.W. Green Memorial Home in Cranbrook rehabilitating from mobility issues post-COVID. Jerry’s remains will be cremated and a celebration of life ceremony will be held in the spring.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the F.W. Green Memorial Home are appreciated.

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