Spilker, Gerald J.

1928 - 2015  (87 years)    Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Spilker, Gerald J.
  Born	5 Mar 1928	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jun 2015	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	23 Jun 2015
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Jerry Spilker, age 87, passed away at Brewster Village in Appleton on Monday morning, June 22, 2015, following a brief illness. Jerry was born in Appleton on March 5, 1928, son of the late Joseph and Beatrice (Brainard) Spilker, and was a 1946 graduate of Appleton High School. As a young man, he worked several different jobs, but many will remember him as Greens Superintendant at an area golf course. There he met many good friends that he played with on Saturday mornings, as well as in couples' league with Jean. In his retirement, Jerry enjoyed flower gardening and keeping up the landscape at his home. Jerry was a gentle and caring man, traits that no doubt came from his lifetime, deeply religious nature. He was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and attended mass regularly. On October 7, 1967, Jerry married the former Jean McLeod of Neenah, who survives. He also leaves behind two sons: David (Jessica) Spilker of Mesa, Arizona and Andrew Spilker of Appleton; two grandchildren: Khan and Ywen; two sisters: Dorothy Brittnacher of Torrance, California and Sr. Shirley Spilker of Manitowoc; a brother: Charles (Nancy) Spilker of Waunakee; a sister-in-law: Jeanette (Edmund) DeKeyser of Neenah; and brothers-in-law: James (Pam) McLeod of Larsen and Vernon Pavlak of Neenah. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, a brother-in-law: Melvin Brittnacher; and a sister-in-law: Dorothy Pavlak. The funeral liturgy for Jerry will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 410 W. Lawrence Street in Appleton, with Fr. James Leary, OFM, Cap. officiating. Interment will full military honors will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call directly at the church on Thursday morning from 9:00 AM until the time of the service. For more information and to share memories of Jerry, please visit www.wichmannfargo.com.
  Person ID	I196767	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Spilker, Joseph,   b. 16 Nov 1902,   d. 17 Feb 1984  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Brainard, Beatrice M.,   b. 17 Oct 1905, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1990, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F37516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McLeod, Jean
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F67283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Spilker, Gerald J.