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Gerald L. "Jerry" Trumm

POYNETTE  --  Gerald L. “Jerry” Trumm, age 66, of Poynette, died on Friday, November 1, 2013.

Jerry was born on May 7, 1947 in Boscobel, the son of Jacob J. and Elizabeth A. (Smethurst) Trumm.  He married Madonna “Donna” Osterhaus at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Platteville.  He worked at Nelson Dewey State Park in Cassville while attending UW Platteville, where he earned a degree in Biology.    On December 9, 1969 he was inducted into the U. S. Army.  He was a member of Echo Recon 1/5 First Air Cav, Vietnam.  He was wounded in the invasion of Cambodia in June of 1970. After sustaining injuries in Cambodia, he was hospitalized at several military hospitals for treatment and convalescence of his combat wounds and malaria for nearly one year.  He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Army Commendation Medals.

Jerry then worked at the DNR Fisheries then went into Parks, managing Cadiz Springs, in Browntown.  He was promoted to Assistant Park Manager at Interstate State Park at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and then went to be Assistant Superintendent at Eagle, Wisconsin.  From there he was promoted to Superintendent of Mirror Lake/Rocky Arbor State Parks, where he also served as a Special Conservation Warden until his retirement in 2004.

Jerry had been active in the Lake Delton Volunteer Fire Department and EMS, where he retired as Assistant Chief.  He was a member of the Poynette Curling Club and Dekorra Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Trumm, Poynette; his children, Ryan Trumm, Poynette, Robin (Miloni) Trumm, Woodbury MN, and Laura (Jeffrey) Eckert, Edmond, OK; his grandchildren, Nolan, Sahil, Vishal, and Adelinde; his brother, Dale (Heidi) Trumm, Verona; his sister, Ann (Dr. Peter) Langenstroer, Waukesha; his aunts, Bernice Frank and Cleo Reithmeyer, other relatives and many friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents.   

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Dekorra Lutheran Church with Rev. Ryan Rouse officiating.  Burial will follow in Dekorra Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery with Military Honors provided by Poynette area veterans.  Visitation will be held from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage, and on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church.

 

 

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