Gerald H. \u201cJerry\u201d Wienkers, age 75 of Kenosha, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Hospice Alliance\/Hospice House.<\/p>\n
Born in Dodgeville, WI on February 12, 1944, he was the son of Francis and Blanche (Nechvatal) Wienkers.\u00a0\u00a0 He was a graduate of Grant High School.<\/p>\n
On August 1, 1964 in Montfort, WI, he was united in marriage to Wanda Lucas.\u00a0\u00a0 Jerry was offered a job with AMC and they moved to Kenosha making it their new home.<\/p>\n
Jerry was employed as a semi-truck driver, retiring from Yellow Freight in 2008.<\/p>\n
He was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church, Teamsters Local #705, Silver Sneakers and Over the Hill Gang.<\/p>\n
Jerry enjoyed playing cards, bowling and entertaining.\u00a0 He loved life and his wit stayed with him until his final days.\u00a0 Jerry was a classic person to anyone who knew him.<\/p>\n
Jerry is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Wanda; his son, Brian (Tasya Exner) Wienkers; his daughters, Laurel (Tim Dupee) Wienkers and Diane (Kurt) Bergendahl; and his grandchildren, Myranda Wienkers, Sydney Wienkers, Kyle Bergendahl and Nicole Bergendahl.<\/p>\n
He is further survived by his sisters, Patricia Jones and Pauline Gay; his brothers, Joseph (Marianne) Wienkers and Kevin (Cindy) Wienkers; his sisters-in-law, Dottie Wienkers, Carolyn (Robert) Blotz and Marjean (Jay) Kraemer his brother-in-law, Robert Hoffmann; his aunt, Elsie Esser; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins.<\/p>\n
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Blanche Wienkers; his father and mother-in-law, Carl and Marge Lucas; his twin sons, James and John Wienkers; his brother, Charles Wienkers; his sisters, Mary Jean Wienkers, Karen Latham and Marilyn Hoffmann; his Godson, Eric Latham; and his brothers-in-law, Roger Latham, Dale Jones and Bernie Gay.<\/p>\n
Jerry\u2019s family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Mariani and Hospice Alliance, Inc. for the exceptional care they provided.\u00a0 They will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n
Funeral Services honoring Jerry\u2019s life will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019.\u00a0 A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church, 2020 91st<\/sup> Street.\u00a0 Relatives and friends are asked to meet at the church for the Mass.\u00a0 A gathering of relatives and friends will take place at the Piasecki Funeral Home on Friday, May 17th<\/sup> from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gerald H. \u201cJerry\u201d Wienkers, age 75 of Kenosha, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at Hospice Alliance\/Hospice House. Born in Dodgeville, WI on February 12, 1944, he was the son of Francis and Blanche (Nechvatal) Wienkers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":13382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"service-location":[],"class_list":["post-13381","obituary","type-obituary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/13381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituary"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service-location?post=13381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}