Schroyer, Jerry M. 1930-2015

SCHROYER, BRISEL, STALZER, BIRKENHOLZ, RATCLIFF, DEATON

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Date: 7/20/2015 at 20:49:17

Jerry M. Schroyer
Baxter, IA
Oct 30, 1930 - Jul 19, 2015

Visitation Service At Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Funeral Service At Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Friday, July 24th, 2015 10:30am

Burial Service At Restland Cemetery in Baxter
Friday, July 24th, 2015

Jerry M. Schroyer, 84, of Baxter, died on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Park Centre in Newton. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 24, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. A rosary will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, July 23, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the family greeting friends following from 5 to 7 p.m. After the visitation, there will be a vigil service at 7 p.m. Memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or the Baxter Education Foundation may be left at the church during the services or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.

Jerry, the son of Joe and Alice (Brisel) Schroyer, was born on October 31, 1930 in Ira, Iowa. He grew up in the rural Ira and Baxter area and attended Baxter Schools. Jerry served his country in the U.S. Navy Seabees during the Korean War.

On January 4, 1954, Jerry was united in marriage with Alice M. Stalzer in Haverhill. He worked construction all of his life and in 1958 started his own construction business, Mid-States Construction, which is still in business today.

Jerry was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and a past member of the Izaak Walton League, American Legion Post 493, and the Elks Lodge.

Those left to honor Jerry’s memory are his children, Jone (Larry) Birkenholz of Newton, Ann (Steve) Ratliff of Baxter, Janet (Dave) Deaton of Baxter, and Mike (Patty) Schroyer of Baxter; 9 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 6 step-great-grandchildren; and many cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Alice in 2010; and a great-grandson, Larzen Hanson in 2013. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 19 Jul 2015.