Geraldine J. "Gerry" Jungenberg
Geraldine Joyce “Gerry” Jungenberg, age 93, of Redgranite, died unexpectedly at home on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
She was born March 20, 1931, in Wisconsin, the daughter of Albert and Hattie Erdman Matthias. Gerry was raised in the Redgranite area and was a 1948 graduate of Wild Rose High School. On May 20, 1950, she was united in marriage to Elwood A. “Mickey” Jungenberg at St. Paul Lutheran Church at Fairburn.
Gerry moved to Sheboygan after marrying Mickey and worked various positions at JC Penney, retiring after 20 years in 1989. She and Mickey moved back to the local Redgranite area in 1991, wintering in AZ from 1987-1994 and TX from 1994-2010. Gerry enjoyed reading, traveling with Mickey and especially family gatherings. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Redgranite.
She is survived by her daughter, Susan Jungenberg; sister-in-law, Carmen Jungenberg; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Gerry was preceded in death by her husband, Elwood “Mickey”, on April 1, 2024; son, Ricky Jungenberg, in 2004; siblings, Wilber, Harold, Arden and Karen Matthias; and brothers-in-law, Donald, Robert, William, Jack and James Jungenberg.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Friday, March 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Redgranite. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Gregory Sluke officiating. Inurnment will be in Foster Road Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to Barbola Funeral Chapel in Berlin. Anyone wishing to send a sympathy card to the family, please mail to Geraldine Jungenberg, c/o Barbola Funeral Chapel, PO Box 201, Berlin, WI 54923.
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