Obit for GUNNINK, Jerald James (b.1936 d.2005), Pipestone Co., MN

=========================================================================

USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information

on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,

as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is

obtained from the contributor of the file.

  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit 

or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring 

to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written

consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,

and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

  If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 

Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:

http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm

  Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 

the submitter information or other files for this county.

  FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Clarke 

  Submitted: September 2005

=========================================================================

Born Leota, MN - died Edgerton, MN



Jerald James Gunnink was born to Gerrit and Henrietta (Menning) Gunnink 

on August 24, 1936 on the family farm north of Leota, Minnesota. He was 

raised on the farm and attended the Christian Grade School in Edgerton, 

Minnesota. On June 16, 1958, he was united in marriage to Janet Bosch in 

Steen, Minnesota. Jerold worked for Hanson Silo in Luverne, Minnesota 

before his employment with Central Telephone Company. In June 993, he 

retired from the phone company and they moved from Lakeville, Minnesota 

to Browns Valley, Minnesota. In 1996, they moved to their present home 

in Edgerton. On Tuesday, March 29, 2005, "Jed" was admitted to the hospital 

in Casa Grande, Arizona. He was later transferred to the hospital in 

Rochester, Minnesota for radiation treatment. On Friday, April 22, 2005, 

he returned to his home in Edgerton where he remained until his death on 

Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at the age of 68. "Jed" was a member of the 

Edgerton Protestant Reformed Church, the Edgerton First Reformed Church, 

the Riverside Reformed Church in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Minnesota 

Valley Community Church in Prior Lake, Minnesota and the Sunscape Chapel 

in Casa Grande, Arizona. He served on numerous church boards. He served 

as the past president of the ITPA Telephone Company and the Pioneer 

Telephone Company. He served on the fire department in Casa Grande and 

the First Responders Paramedic Team. He also volunteered to help the 

special Olympics as well as other special associations, such as the 

Alzheimers Foundation. "Jed" also enjoyed camping, fishing, reading, and 

spending winters in Arizona. 



He is lovingly remembered by his wife Janet, Edgerton, MN; four children; 

Paula (Joe) Lattimore, Elysian, MN; Linda (Keith) Hahn, Lakeville, MN; 

David (Mary) Gunnink, Apple Valley, MN and Scott Gunnink, Lakeville, MN; 

four grandchildren: Anna and Tyler Hahn, Lakeville, MN; Sandra Lattimore, 

Longsdale, MN; Stacie (Tom) Lobitz, Norwood Young America, MN; two great-

grandchildren: Keyth and Mackayla Lobitz, Norwood Young America, MN;

seven brothers and sisters: Bernard (Karen) Gunnink, Hardwick, MN; Betty 

(Harvey) Ross, Tucson, AZ; John (Kim) Gunnink, Edgerton, MN; Duane 

(Cheryle) Gunnink, Caledonia, MI; Glen "Corky" (Irene) Gunnink, Edgerton, 

MN; Julia Ann (Larry) Hanson, Alamosa, CO and Darwin (Peggy) Gunnink, 

Aztec, NM. He was preceded in death by a daughter Nancy Ann Gunnink; 

his parents; and two brothers Arthur and Henry. 



Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at the First Reformed 

Church in Edgerton. Burial is in Hillside Cemetery, Edgerton, MN. 

=========================================================================

        Copyright Judy Clarke 2005.  All rights reserved.

        http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

=========================================================================