Jerry Day
Jan. 2, 1917-April 1, 1995
Gerald L. ''Jerry'' Day, 78, of 2832 S. Third St., died at 8 p.m. Saturday April 1, 1995, in St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, after an illness. Mr. Day retired as a manager from Big C Lumber, Roseland, after 10 years and also was employed in the family's former business, Day's Lumber in Bertrand. He was born Jan. 2, 1917, in Peru, Ind., and lived in Niles most of his life. On Nov. 22, 1939, in Winamac, he married June E. Hendricks. She survives with a son, Dennis of Manhattan, Kan.; three grandchildren; a sister, Martha Robertson of Mishawaka; and a brother, William of Niles. Mr. Day was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of Bertrand Bible Church.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
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