Jerry Wayne Pauley

FREEPORT – Jerry Wayne Pauley, 74, of Freeport, and previously of the Chadwick-Milledgeville area, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, July 3, 2018, at home surrounded by his family.

Jerry was born Oct. 9, 1943, in Savanna, the son of Orrin and Doris (Buckwalter) Pauley. He attended the country school near Fairhaven and then graduated in 1962 from the Chadwick High School.

Jerry served in the US Air Force for 4 years. Jerry married Cheryl Fjelstad on March 25, 1972, and they celebrated 46 years of marriage.

Jerry retired from Sewer Equipment Co. of Chadwick and Dixon in 2013, after 20 years of service. He also spent many years working for the Burlington Northern Railroad as track foreman.

Jerry enjoyed motorcycling, gardening and restoring his 1965 Thunderbird. Later in life, he took up skydiving and completed multiple jumps in the U.S. and abroad. He loved spending time with his family, especially visiting with his children and grandchildren. He was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chadwick.

Jerry will be dearly missed by his wife, Cheryl of Freeport; his loving children, Ryan (Kristy) Pauley of Sterling, Cameron (fiancé Melissa Aldridge) Pauley of Castle Rock, Colorado, Darin (Rawan) Pauley of Amsterdam, and Kory Cress of Colfax, California; his grandchildren Rayyan, Colin, Jude and Tory; his brother, Leo Pauley of Milledgeville; and his sister, Shelby (Ken) Jarczyk of Rockford. Jerry is preceded in death by both parents and his brother Steve.

Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday and a funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chadwick.

Burial will be in the Chadwick Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital of Madison, Wisconsin.

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