Jerrold Carlson

Jerrold Lou “Jerry” Carlson, 79, of Fayette, MO, formerly of Buchanan, MI died on June 1, 2009 in Fayette, of natural causes. He was born to Iver and Ruth (Olson) Carlson in Chicago, IL on June 27, 1929. On August 15, 1948 he married Jeanne Myers at the First Presbyterian Church in Buchanan. Surviving are his wife, Jeanne Carlson of Fayette, MO; daughters, Cherilyn (Mark) Rzepka of Lake Alfred, FL and LuAnn (Ron) Wisniewski of South Bend, IN; sons, Scott (Debi) Carlson of Buchanan and Rene (Linda) Carlson of Ellabell, GA; sister, Diane Carlson of Arlington, VA and brother, Glen (Nina) Carlson of Buchanan, twelve grandchildren, twenty three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Joyce Weaver and a brother, Roger Carlson. Jerry worked as a quality inspector for Buchanan Steel Products from 1951 which later became National-Standard. In 1968 he and his family moved to Havana, IL where he became plant manager at National-Standard. In 1976 they moved to St. Petersburg, FL where he worked for the Irwin Yacht Co. During the next twelve years, Jerry and Jeanne lived on their sailboat and enjoyed many great sailing adventures. Their sailboat, the Jeannie II, was featured in the 1985 Carl Reiner film “Summer Rental” starring John Candy and Rip Torn. Following that period they made their home in Theodosia and then Fayette, Missouri. A memorial service will be held at the Swem Funeral Home on July10, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. with time to visit with the family one hour prior, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Pat Ramsden of the Presbyterian Church, Buchanan will officiate.