Obituary of Jerald J. DeJohn

DeJohn, Jerald J.'Jerry" Irondequoit; Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at age 91. Jerry is survived by his loving Wife of nearly 70 years, Mary (Vali) DeJohn, children; Len (Patty) DeJohn, Patti (Joe) Kyle, Janice (Al) Prachel, 4 Grandchildren; Tracy & Jesse Kyle, Jeff DeJohn, Amy (Jordon) Napierala, sisters-in-law, Josephine Rivoli, Eleanor (Leo) Leuci, also many nieces, nephews and cousins. Jerry was a WW ll Navy Veteran & a retiree of Rochester Products. Jerry was a master at "Don't throw it away, I can fix it", teaching his children the value of hard work and a dollar. Through the years Jerry enjoyed vacationing with family, dining out and cards with family and friends, bowling, rooting for the Bills & wintering in Fla. Above all Jerry loved celebrating special occasions surrounded by his family, a cold beer and Italian sausage on the grill. Friends are invited to meet the family SATURDAY 9:30 AM at ST. KATERI AT ST. CECILIA CHURCH (2763 Culver Road) for his funeral mass. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to Honor Flight Rochester, Inc., PO Box 23581, Rochester, NY 14692.