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Gerald Francis “Jerry” Colsch

Birth	:	16 Apr 1942
Death	:	1 Sep 2007
Burial	:	Waugh Cemetery, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.8746000, -63.5937000
Description	:	Gerald "Jerry" Colsch, 65, of La Crosse, WI, formerly of New Albin, IA, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at the family farm in New Albin. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 5th at 11:00 am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Albin, with Fr. Daniel Knipper and Fr. Pat Umberger officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, New Albin. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Tuesday at the New Albin Community Center where there will be a 7:00 pm scripture service. Gerald Francis "Jerry" Colsch was born on April 16, 1942 on the rural New Albin,... Read More	Gerald "Jerry" Colsch, 65, of La Crosse, WI, formerly of New Albin, IA, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at the family farm in New Albin. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 5th at 11:00 am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Albin, with Fr. Daniel Knipper and Fr. Pat Umberger officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, New Albin. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Tuesday at the New Albin Community Center where there will be a 7:00 pm scripture service. Gerald Francis "Jerry" Colsch was born on April 16, 1942 on the rural New Albin, IA, farm of his parents, Peter and Anna (Mettille) Colsch. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in New Albin. He attended elementary and high school in New Albin before graduating from St. George High School in Lansing in 1960. After working on the farm for several years, he enrolled at the University of Iowa where he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1970. On August 26, 1967 he married Myrna Ann Conway at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Elma, IA. Following his graduation from college, Jerry began a career with the Trane Company in La Crosse, WI which lasted 36 years. He and Myrna lived most of that time on their farm in New Albin, moving to La Crosse in 2000. Jerry was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church while living in New Albin and St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Onalaska while living in La Crosse. He was also a member of Trane's 25 year Club and looked forward to their get-togethers. Throughout his life he was an avid outdoorsman and spent many of his favorite days gardening, hunting and tending to details on the farm. Survivors include his wife Myrna of La Crosse; 3 children, Chris (Myron) Bries of Bettendorf, IA, and Carl (Jenifer) and Dan (Jackie Riekens) Colsch, both of New Albin; 6 grandchildren, Austin, Isaac and Kendra Bries and Allison, Laura and Chance Colsch; and 3 brothers, Cecil (Bette) Colsch of Woodstown, NJ, Gary (Pat) Colsch of Shalimar, FL and John Colsch of New Albin. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Cindy Colsch. Casketbearers are Dave Carroll, Lawrence Mitchell, Frank Mettille, Ralph Nelson, Dick Weisbecker and John Klouda.

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Latitude: 45.8746000
Longitude: -63.5937000

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Leo Colsch

(1913 - 2006)

Anna Frances Mettille Colsch

(1911 - 1995)

Siblings

Cecil Jerome Colsch

(1934 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Waugh Cemetery
Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8746000, -63.5937000

2. Nicholson Family Cemetery
Pugwash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8748364, -63.5745516

3. MacDonald Cemetery
Pugwash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8725739, -63.5665855

4. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Cemetery New
South Pugwash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8495140, -63.6519220

5. St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.8495140, -63.6519220

6. Palmerston Cemetery
Pugwash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8461700, -63.6615300

7. Wallace Bay Cemetery
Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8157100, -63.5876800

8. Pioneer Cemetery
Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8142900, -63.5817000

9. St. Andrew's United Church Cemetery
North Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8521667, -63.4885284

10. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.8067856, -63.5326042

11. Knox Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8114000, -63.4994000

12. Saint Andrews Anglican Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8110000, -63.4910278

13. Eaton Cemetery
Pugwash Junction, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7867400, -63.6615600

14. Wallace River Baptist Church
Middleboro, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7724600, -63.5726000

15. Saint John's United Church Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8131910, -63.4695620

16. Dotten Cemetery
Wallace Bay, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8239300, -63.4543100

17. Rockley Cemetery
Rockley, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8366334, -63.7469700

18. Wallace Cemetery
Wallace, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8062000, -63.4524000

19. Pugwash River Church Cemetery
Pugwash, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7892430, -63.7154610

20. Angevine Cemetery
Middleboro, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7557100, -63.5642000

21. Port Howe Cemetery
Port Howe, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8846200, -63.7828900

22. Monument Hill Cemetery
Wallace Grant, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7553080, -63.4671590

23. Linden Hillside Cemetery
Linden, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8798870, -63.8224030

24. Stevens Family Cemetery
Lower Wentworth, Cumberland County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.7082600, -63.5671600