- Date Of Birth: July 29, 1935
- Date Of Death: August 11, 2022
- State: Wisconsin
Jerome “Jerry” Blaha, age 87, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away on Thursday, August 11, 2022 at Nekoosa Court.
Jerome was born on July 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois to Henry and Anna (Koznik) Blaha. Jerry proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married Carol Yukie Takeda on August 15, 1956 in Osaka Japan.
Jerry was a truck driver for most of his working career until starting a television repair business which started as a hobby. One of Jerry’s achievements which he was very proud of was designing and building a summer home in Nekoosa with the help of his family.
Jerome is survived by sons: Paul (Kim O’Leary) Blaha, Michael (Annamarie) Blaha; daughter: Janet (Silvio) Della Monica; grandchildren: Kate (Ben Scott), James (Maggie), Dawn (Brad) Lesnik, Michael, Stephanie (Jonathan) Goding, and Stephen (Shannon) Della Monica; great-grandchildren Edward, Santino, Aurora, Christopher, and Charles. He is also survived by special friend Glenyce Schaeffer.
