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Schlueter, Jerome 'Jerry' L.
Jerome “Jerry” L. Schlueter, 85, of Keystone Cedars Assisted Living, Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, by Father Dennis Juhl. Family will greet friends from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the church, where a vigil service will begin at 4 p.m., and visitation one hour before the service on Monday. Burial: St. John's Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. Arrangements with Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Martha; his children, Randy (Wendy) Schlueter of Marion, Jeff (Michelle) Schlueter of Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael (Amy) Schlueter of Chicago and Lynda (Wayne) Cook of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Brandon Schlueter, Tyler Schlueter, Anna Schlueter, Emmett Schlueter, Ryan Cook, T.J. Cook, Adam Cook and Dustin Cook; siblings, Bernice Schlueter, Marcus (Joyce) Schlueter, Francis (Theresa) Schlueter and Marion McGrane; sister-in-law, Phyllis Schlueter; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Gerald and Viryl Schlueter.
Jerome was born March 26, 1926, the son of Henry and Eleanor (Miller) Schlueter, in Guttenberg, Iowa. He attended rural school in Dundee. Jerome served his country with the United States Army and was combat wounded, earning him the purple heart during the Korean conflict. In 1959, he was united in marriage to Martha Dvorak at St. Ludmila Catholic Church. For 28 years, Jerome worked maintenance at Rockwell Collins.
Jerome was a member of Catholic Order of Forresters and a lifetime member of VFW Post 788. He enjoyed golfing, visiting the casinos, gardening, lawn caring, fishing, hunting and going to the Kernels games. His greatest love was spending time with his grandchildren and watching them at their activities.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Iowa Hospice and the staff at Keystone Cedars for their special care given to Jerome.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Ludmila Catholic Church in memory of Jerome.
Please sign the online guest book for Jerome at under obituaries.
Published Sept. 24, 2011, in The Gazette
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