Gerald Chamberlain

Gerald "Jerry" Chamberlain, 85, of Miles, Iowa passed away early Wednesday morning, December 10, 2008. He passed peacefully during his sleep, from the arms of his loving family to the loving arms of Jesus Christ, at the Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, Iowa.Funeral services for Jerry will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 13, 2008 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa. Burial will follow at the Calvary Hill Cemetery in Fulton, Illinois. There will be a time of food and fellowship following the interment.The wake will be Friday, December 12, 2008, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston, Iowa. The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus will lead a Living Cross at 7:30 p.m.Jerry was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Preston. Jerry was a Fourth Degree Knight of the Knights of Columbus, as well as a member of the Izaak Walton League, VFW, Albany Historical Society, Genealogical Society, Moose Family Fraternity, and the American Legion. Jerry served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Jerry was an avid baseball fan and enjoyed evenings supporting minor league baseball in Clinton, Iowa, but his heart belonged to the Chicago Cubs. He cherished his time and memories as a farmer on their beautiful farm outside Miles, Iowa.Jerry, son of Ralph and Rose (Hickey) Chamberlain, was born June 24, 1923 near Miles, Iowa. He married Josephine (Patton) Blair on November, 27, 1971. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Bob, and four sisters; Rose Marie, Marian, Marjorie, and Maxine. Jerry leaves to honor his legacy his wife, Josephine, sister, Madonna Forcier of Tucson, Arizona, daughters, Kay Ferris of Edgewood, Maryland and Rosemary Wright of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and son, Dick Blair of Cordova, Illinois. He is also adoringly remembered by numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.