Gerald Baier, 80, died quietly at home on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.
Graveside services will be held at a later date at Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne.
Gerald Baier was born in Winside on Nov. 24, 1941 to Otto and Ruth Baier. He attended a one room country school and then graduated in 1960 from Wayne High School.
He married his high school sweetheart, June Dunklau, in November of 1962 and resided on a farm in Wayne. He later quit farming and started a career with Standard Oil, which then moved them to Hamburg, Iowa where he managed a fertilizer plant for Standard Oil. Working with fertilizer took a toll on Jerry’s health, which forced him to retire from Standard Oil. He took other jobs which moved the the family to Freeman, South Dakota and then eventually landed them back home in Wayne, where he retired from Crystal Farms. In 2020 Jerry and June moved to Elkhorn to be closer to family.
Survivors include his wife, June; a daughter, Tracy (Dean) McCormick; a granddaughter, Dakota (Shayne) Kelly; grandsons Wyatt (Jade) Jacobsen and Dylan McCormick, one great grandson, Kenton; step- grandchildren, Molly (Ruben) Ross and Sean (Samantha) McCormick; three step-great-granddaughters; one step-great-grandson and a sister, Ruth Ann (Terry) Kardell.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Randy and Jim; and a son, Kent.
Cards may be sent to June at: 3535 Piney Creek, Apt. G28, Elkhorn, Neb. 68022.
