- Date Of Birth: February 5, 1940
- Date Of Death: January 9, 2022
- State: Colorado
Jerry Jay Stelling passed away peacefully on January 9, 2022, in Colorado Springs, CO. Jerry was a beloved husband, brother, uncle, and friend to all who met him. He was born on February 5, 1940, in Great Falls, Montana, to parents William and Charlotte Stelling.
Jerry and Ruth then moved to Nebraska where they both taught at the local school for a few years.
One of the biggest delights of his retirement was building a cabin on Flathead Lake in Montana right next to his twin brother’s cabin. Jerry was involved in the process from designing it to watching the building process. But what brought him the most joy was filling the cabin with friends and family members where priceless memories were made by all. It was a place Jerry was able to take people on sunset boat rides, teach grand nephews and nieces to fish, and spoil everyone with peanut M&M’s.
Jerry is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, his brother, Cody (wife Maria), and his twin brother’s wife Ginny. Jerry is also survived by his loving sister-in-law Helen Perez. He was known as Uncle Jerry to generations of nieces and nephews and many students from all his years of teaching. Jerry was an eternal optimist and never met a stranger no matter where he was.
