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Birth	:	29 Dec 1935 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	1 Dec 2020 Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Alphonsus Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.9532000, -91.5454000
Description	:	Jerry E. Wells, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Jerry Eugene Wells was born December 29, 1935 in Omaha, NE. He was the son of Orville Eugene and Hilda Opal (Powers) Wells. Jerry moved with his family to Mt. Pleasant when he was a year old. He attended Mt. Pleasant High School where he played football and entered the US Naval Reserves. Jerry graduated in 1954 and entered the US Navy. He served aboard the USS Wontauck and... Read More	Jerry E. Wells, 84, of Mt. Pleasant, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Jerry Eugene Wells was born December 29, 1935 in Omaha, NE. He was the son of Orville Eugene and Hilda Opal (Powers) Wells. Jerry moved with his family to Mt. Pleasant when he was a year old. He attended Mt. Pleasant High School where he played football and entered the US Naval Reserves. Jerry graduated in 1954 and entered the US Navy. He served aboard the USS Wontauck and the USS Whitemarsh. On September 15, 1956 at St. James the Less Catholic Church in St. Paul, IA, Jerry was united in marriage to Georgine Sporkman. Jerry began his working career as a bricklayer and later owned his own brick making company. He accepted a position in the Maintenance Dept. of the Iowa State Penitentiary in Ft. Madison. He rose to become the Maintenance Supervisor of the prison from which he retired. Mr. Wells was a 64-year member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Council of Houghton, and the American Legion Robert Tribby Post #58 of Mt. Pleasant. He was a life-long residence on his family’s farm where he enjoyed gardening, hunting and mushrooming. Cutting wood brought great satisfaction to Jerry, as did building “campfires” with his children and grandchildren. His mother and father, step-father, Lloyd Alliman, and a grandson, Matthew Manning, precede Jerry in death

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Jerry Eugene Wells's memorial is located at: Saint Alphonsus Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, USA.
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Jerry Eugene Wells death on 1 Dec 2020 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.9532000
Longitude: -91.5454000

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Orville Eugene “Curly” Wells

(1906 - 1960)

Hilda Opal Powers Wells

(1911 - 2004)

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