Jerome C. Pflieger, 87, of Hatley, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at Homme Home of Wittenberg under the care of Interim Hospice.
Jerry was born on Feb. 9, 1935, in Wausau, the son of Lawrence and Marion (Durand) Pflieger.
Jerry was a United States Navy Veteran serving from 1953-1955.
On Aug. 30, 1958, Jerry was united in marriage to Betty Weisenberger. The couple lived a Christ-centered life and were very active in the church community, as wisdom keepers, problem solvers and very compassionate and caring people.
Jerry got his bachelor’s degree in paper science and worked as a technical director and production manager in the paper industry. He was a gentle, humble, loyal, caring, and kindhearted person. Jerry had appreciation for everything, big or little. He was an inspiration to our family. Jerry enjoyed carpentry, being outdoors, fishing, and making maple syrup and wine. He was an avid Packers fan and loved labrador retrievers.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty; five daughters, Sue Freeman, Jean (Tom Schmidt) Pflieger, Bene LaFleche, Laurie (Russ) Grefe and Deb (Mark) Renard; three sons, Mike (Dale) Pflieger, Matt (Missy) Pflieger and Marty (Christina) Pflieger; 25 grandchildren, Joshua, Jacqueline, Jeremiah, Megan, Andy, Nick, Liz, Jessica, Katherine, Shelby, Casey, Lucas, Adrianna, Nathan, Ashley, Tiffany, Christian, Ryan, Morgan, Kylie, Travis, Mykayla, Devon, Brianna and Devon; eight great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Xander, Ivarr, Lila, Kaylee, Blakely, Maizy and Davina; siblings, Richard (Eunice) Pflieger, John (Mary) Pflieger, Eugene (Mary) Pflieger, Mark (Mary) Pflieger, David (Toni) Pflieger, Mary Davis and Kathleen (Howard) Mathis; sisters-in-law, Ella and Janice Pflieger; and many nieces and nephews.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Patrick (Carol), Thomas, Lawrence and Joseph at birth.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at St. Florian Catholic Church in Hatley. The Rev. Gregory Bohren will officiate. Burial will be in the Parish Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at the church.
Schmidt and Schulta Funeral Home in Wittenberg is assisting the family with arrangements.
Memories and messages may be shared at schmidtschulta.com
Our family would like to send a heartfelt thank you to all those who loved and cared for our dad. It means more to us than words could ever say.
Betty and the family ask that this be a celebration of life and request nobody wear black, and in lieu of flowers, they ask that a donation be made in Jerry’s name to Feeding America or Christian Appalachian Project.
Rejoice with us, for Dad was faithful and happy and is now home with Christ, the angels, and saints.
Dad was Mom’s north star, and she hung the moon for him.
Jerome C. Pflieger
