Jerome Dominick Jungers

IN MEMORY OF
JEROME “OME” D. JUNGERS

BORN
November 15, 1917 ~ Hospers, Iowa
PASSED AWAY
January 28, 2009 ~ Sioux City, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 31, 2009
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church ~ Hospers, Iowa

Visitation
will be Friday, January 30th after 5:00pm at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Hospers, Iowa with the family present from 5:00 - 8:00pm, a Parish Rosary will be prayed at 5:00pm and a Christian Wake Service at 7:30pm all at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Hospers, Iowa.
CELEBRANTS
Father Paul Eisele
Arch Bishop Dennis Schnurr
Deacon Ray Portz

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
“Be Not Afraid”
“Amazing Grace” sung by: Alex Jinkinson
“Prayer of St. Francis and The Rose”
“Song of Farewell – (New) Choir of Angels”
“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
Sung by: St. Anthony’s Adult Choir
Organist: Judy Schnurr

CASKET BEARERS
Grandsons
Chad Jungers Daron Jungers
Jim Koob Tim Koob
Thomas Jungers Jr. Matthew Jungers
Luke Jungers Dick Jungers
Dave Jungers Robert Jungers
Alan Jungers Jake Jungers Dale Jungers

FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery ~ Hospers, Iowa
Military graveside service by:
American Legion of Hospers, Iowa

After the graveside service, relatives and friends are invited
to join the family for lunch in the fellowship hall.

Arrangements are under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home Sheldon, Iowa
JEROME “OME” D. JUNGERS
Jerome Dominick Jungers, age 91, passed away suddenly on January 28, 2009 at the Indian Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sioux City, IA. Jerome (Ome) was born November 15, 1917 to Felix and Johanna (Block) Jungers at their home 4 ½ miles northwest of Hospers, IA, where the Landfill is now located. His mother died in 1922, when he was 5 years old. Jerome then moved with his dad and sister, Eleanor to the family farm which was homesteaded by his grandfather, Dominic Jungers. Jerome attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School in Hospers through the 8th grade and then continued to help his dad on the farm. Jerome was united in marriage to Margaret Niichel on February 5, 1940 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville, Iowa. Later that year he bought a truck to haul sand, livestock and grain for area farmers. In April of 1944, Jerome was drafted into the United States Navy during World War II. Leaving his wife and two small children, he served in the Pacific Theaters Islands of Okinawa, Guam, the Philippines and Japan. A 3rd child was born in May of 1945, while Jerome was in Japan. World War II ended in Europe on May 5, 1945 and in the Pacific on September 7, 1945. On November 15, 1945, Jerome was Honorably Discharged from the Navy. In January of 1946, Jerome’s dad retired and moved into Hospers. It was then that Jerome moved his family to the Jungers’ Farm, where they lived for 62 years. For many years Jerome worked for Judson Wolf, with his farming, trucking and corn shelling. In later years, Jerome continued the corn shelling business on his own, while working for Ron Ling Trucking from 1978 to 1992. Jerome and Margaret moved from the farm to Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon, IA in November of 2007. In November of 2008, Jerome moved to the Indian Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sioux City, IA, where he lived with his wife, Margaret, until his death.
He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Hospers for 64 years and was presently a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheldon. He was given the Pioneer Trucker Award in 1982. He was a member of the Hospers American Legion and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Jerome enjoyed playing Bingo, cards, Yahtzee and working the daily newspaper crossword puzzle. He belonged to a Pitch Club, Pinochle Club and a Horse Thief Card Club. In his younger years, Jerome enjoyed hunting and fishing with his family and friends. Sunday mornings was very special to him when his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends would stop by for socializing.
Jerome is survived by his wife, Margaret of Sioux City; six children, Paul Jungers of Oakland, NE; Johanna Koob of Sioux City, IA; Tom and his wife, Karin Jungers of Granville, IA; Fred and his wife, Elaine Jungers of Sheldon, IA; Terry and his wife, Carol Jungers of Hospers, IA and Mark and his wife, Sheila Jungers of Sioux City, IA; 20 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; his sister, Eleanor Schnurr of Hospers, IA; 2 sisters-in-law, Florence and her husband, Al Fisher of Winner SD; Wilma Niichel of Sheldon, IA; a brother-in-law, Wilfred Niichel of Sheldon, IA; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Betty Jungers in 2004; and a grandson, Gregory Koob; his parents, a son-in-law, Kenneth Koob; 2 brothers-in-law, Edward Schnurr and Joseph Niichel and 2 sisters-in-law, Doris Hunker and Gertrude Mandis.