Moyna, Gerald Ray 'Jerry'

Gerald Ray “Jerry” Moyna, 74, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque. Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 330 First St. SW, Elkader, with the Very Rev. Paul Peters officiating. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Leonard Funeral Home, Elkader, and one hour before mass time at the church on Friday. The Knights of Columbus will lead a rosary at 3 p.m. Thursday. Inurnment will be at a later date.

Jerry was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Elkader, Iowa, to Cecil Joseph and Katherine Marie (Kramer) Moyna.

He is survived by his wife, Judy; two sons, Stephen (Ann McClimon) Moyna of Altoona and James (Audrey Langelund) Moyna of Mundelein, Ill.; four grandchildren, Connor and Claire, Altoona, and Tyler (Jill Petsinger) Moyna and Megan Moyna, Eagan, Minn.

Jerry is also survived by his mother, Katherine Moyna McCormick of Elkader; two brothers, John Arthur (Erika Senfeld) Moyna of Elkader and Michael Edward (Katherine Baas) Moyna of Sunrise, Fla.; brother-in-law, Milford “Muff” Koehn of Elkader; sisters-in-law, Lois (Jan) Wood of Georgetown, Texas and Kathy (Tim) Dillon of Elkader, his aunt, Mary Evelyn Moyna Stewart of Elkader; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father, Cecil J. Moyna; his daughter, Kathleen Ann, in infancy; his sister, Patricia Moyna Koehn; and his uncles, Edward Moyna and James Stewart.

On May 31, 1958, he was united in marriage with Judy Bender at St. Joseph Church. On Aug. 2, 1960, he was inducted into the United States Army, serving as a Specialist Fourth Class with the 17th Artillery in Schwaebisch Gmuend, West Germany, until July 5, 1962.

Jerry was a self-employed contractor working with his father and older brother in the firm C. J. Moyna & Sons from 1953-2006.

He was a loving husband and father and grandfather.

He especially enjoyed having his grandson, Connor, spend the last two summers in Elkader.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Cemetery Association, the Elkader Ambulance Service, Central Community Hospital, the Elkader Library or to the Parkinson's disease Foundation.

Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader is in charge of arrangements.

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Published Oct. 16, 2011, in The Gazette