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Bacon, Jeryl Kaye
Jeryl Kaye Bacon, 69, of Hopkinton, died in the arms of her husband, on Monday morning, Oct. 24, 2011, with her family at her side, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church with interment in the Hopkinton Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.
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Surviving is her husband, Charles J.; four children, Crystal (Scott) Sternhagen, Charles F. (Joy) Bacon, Curt (Valerie) Bacon, all of Hopkinton, and Callie (Lonny) Sternhagen of Delhi; 13 grandchildren, Jacquelyn (Brock), Ashley (Leon), Dustin, Katie Lynn, Rick (Wendi), Randy (Brooke), Andrew, Amy, Alecia, Samantha, Jeremy, Tyler and Jada Lynn; and six siblings, John F. (Betsy) Reid Jr. of San Antonio, Texas, Lorna (Richard) Davis, Janis (Doug) Toenjes, Junelle (Jim) Benter, all of Monticello, and Lyda (Steve) DeShaw, Amber and LaVerle (Dennis) Kyarsgaard of Sterling, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Dennis Earl.
Jeryl Kaye Lehmann was born Oct. 5, 1942, at the John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Earl F. and Celena Stahlberg Lehmann. Jeryl graduated from the Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1960. Jeryl and Charles J. were married on Nov. 5, 1960. The couple lived in Maquoketa and Monticello before moving to Florida in 1962. They moved to Hopkinton in 1967, for 51 years they have been partners in life, love and business owning multiple family ventures too numerous to mention. They were currently operating C.J. Bacon and Sons, Bacon Recycling and Triple C Convenience Store.
Jeryl was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Hopkinton. She was baptized, confirmed and married at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Monticello. Jeryl is still well known for her enthusiasm in organizing and preparing the chicken and beef dinners for her church, St. John Lutheran in Hopkinton. Jeryl lived for her children and grandchildren and her goal in life was to keep Chuck on the straight and narrow. She will be greatly missed.
Published in The Gazette Oct. 26, 2011.
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