Lagergren, Gerald "Jerry" or "Shorty" D. 1951-2016

LAGERGREN, LEYK, SCHWANKL, KRUCHTEN, OLTZ, GEORGE, EIZENHOFFER, CLARK, RANKIN

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Date: 12/15/2016 at 15:49:59

Gerald "Jerry or Shorty" D. Lagergren
August 21, 1951 ~ November 18, 2016 (age 65)

Gerald “Jerry or Shorty” D. Lagergren, 65, of Monroe, formerly of the St. Cloud, Minnesota area died on Friday, November 18, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Two memorial services will be held. The first will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2016, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton followed by a coffee time at the funeral home. The second will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 3, 2016, at the Williams-Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Memorials in Jerry’s name may be left at either service.

Jerry, the son of Irvin and Lorraine (Leyk) Lagergren, was born on August 21, 1951 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He lived in the St. Cloud area for most of his life. Jerry was united in marriage with Rhonda J. Schwankl on October 24, 1987 in St. Cloud. He worked as an operator and truck driver for Xcel Energy for 35 years, retiring in May of 2015. For the last 3 ½ years, Jerry and Rhonda lived in Monroe, where Jerry helped his brother, Mike, at the car wash and the bar.

Jerry was a member of the IBEW 160 Union in Minneapolis and had served in the Minnesota National Guard for 11 years. Jerry enjoyed fishing, four wheeling, antiquing, and in retirement he was learning to use his smoker. He also liked to help Rhonda with crafting and loved spending time with his grandchildren.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Rhonda of Monroe; four children, David (Kathy) Lagergren of Sartell, Minnesota, Ryan (Jenny) Lagergren of Waite Park, Minnesota, Lianne Kruchten of St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Brandon Kruchten (Mandy) of Plymouth, Minnesota; his grandchildren, Kaylee, Ayden, Leah, Trenten, and Klhoe; siblings, Marjorie (Ernest) Oltz of Rice, Minnesota, Dennis (Vivian) Lagergren of Hannibal, Missouri, Virginia (Jerald) George of Nevis, Minnesota, Jacqueline Eizenhoffer of St. Joseph, Minnesota, Suzanne (Todd) Clark of Hibbing, Minnesota, Michael (Theresa Rankin) Lagergren of Monroe, and Debbie Lagergren of Sauk Rapids, Minnesota; and his many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Eugene and Allan. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 18 Nov 2016.