ST. JOSEPH – Gerald L. "Jerry" Fuoss, 76, of St. Joseph passed away on Friday (April 8, 2016) at Presence Covenant Medical Center in Urbana.
Jerry was born on Aug. 26, 1939, in Paxton to parents Clarence and Alice (Perkinson) Fuoss. They preceded him in death.
He married Kathleen Boudreau on Jan. 11, 1964. She survives.
Also surviving are two children, Darrin Fuoss of Homer and Deborah Fuoss of Urbana; a sister, Audrey Turcheck of Littleton, Colo.; and a brother, Morris (Ruth) Fuoss of Tacoma, Wash.
Jerry was a Navy veteran who served on a destroyer escort. He returned from the Navy to work for Kraft Foods and then the University of Illinois, from which he retired after 30 years. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 601.
There will be a private service for the family at a later date. Condolences may be offered at renner-wikoffchapel.com.
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