Jess H. Gerard
November 12, 1926 - June 9, 2015
Jess H. Gerard, 88, of Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Mon Valley Care Center. A son of the late Charles and Virginia Devine Gerard, he was born in Charleroi on November 12, 1926. He was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church of Brownsville, the Charleroi American Legion, Post 22, and the N.R.A. Jess served his country during World War II in the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1991 from the Belle Vernon Area School District as a teacher. Survivors include one son, Jeffrey L. Gerard of Charleroi and two daughters, Denee Gerard-Schmitt of California, PA and Janet Gerard of York, PA and one grandson, Christian Gerard, also of York. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Elaine Gerard on June 23, 2004, one sister, Virginia Murtz and one brother, Vernon Gerard. Friends will be received 7 to 9 P.M. Friday in the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. 724-929-5300 www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
Jess H. Gerard, 88, of Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Mon Valley Care Center. A son of the late Charles and Virginia Devine Gerard, he was born in Charleroi on November 12, 1926. He was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church... View Obituary & Service Information