born May 3, 1932 in Fort Dodge. He was raised and educated in Fort Dodge. In January of 1951, he enlisted in the Unites States Army and served in Korea until his Honorable discharge in January of 1954. After his discharge in 1954, he married Delores Heun. The couple later divorced. In 1975, Gerald married Sharon Constable and they established their home in Fort Dodge. He worked as a sheet and metal worker with the Local 45 and retired from Midstate Plumbing and Heating in 1993 after 39 years completing sheet and metal work. Sharon passed away in 1997. Gerald worked for many years as a greeter at WalMart and retired in 2008. He was a member of Corpus Christi Church. Memorials may be left to family discretion.