Jerry L. Vert 1941-1999

VERT, BARTMESS, ECKELS, STOLTE

Posted By: Shirley
Date: 6/28/2008 at 21:05:06

Afton Star-Enterprise, Afton, Iowa
Thursday, May 13, 1999

Jerry L. Vert, 57 of Lorimor, passed away of lung cancer on Sunday,May 9, 1999, at his home.

Mr. Vert, the son of Marshall and Doris (Bartmess) Vert, was born November 13, 1941 at Winterset, Iowa. He graduated from Lorimor High School in 1960, and attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Eckels in Lorimor on June 18, 1960. Early on he worked as a bread salesman for Metz Baking company in Des Moines for 10 years. He then worked as a District Manager for the Des Moines register for 19 years. Most recently, he worked as a bus driver for Five Oaks of Des Moines.

Jerry served as Mayor of Lorimor for several years, he also served on the Lorimor city County, he was a member of the Pleasant Valley Christian Church of Thayer, the Lorimor Masonic Lodge, and the Lake Shore Gold and Country Club of Afton. Formerly he was a member of the Lorimor Fire Department and the Lorimor Lions Club. They lived in Des Moines for about 10 years, until moving to Union County in 1947, where they have made their home since.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Vert, of Lorimor; 2 sons Rodney (wife Kari) Vert, Elliott, Iowa and Rick Vert, Lorimor, Iowa; 1 daughter Teri (Husband Jason) Stolte of Des Moines; his mother, Doris Vert and grandmother, Lucille Bartmess, both of Lorimor; mother-in-law Gertrude Eckels of Thayer and 5 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, Marshall Vert.

Services were held May 12, at the Pleasant Valley Christian Church, south of thayer. The Rev. Dwayne Henrichs officiated at the service. Burial was in the Lorimor cemetery.

The Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge, Afton, was in charge of arrangments.