Jerry Unrein

September 10, 1936 - June 25, 2019

JERRY UNREIN Gerald Roy “Jerry” Unrein, age 82, of Camdenton, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran’s Hospital, Columbia, Missouri. He was born September 10, 1936 in La Crosse, Kansas, a son of Anthony Peter and Pauline Armella (Sauer) Unrein . On October 24, 1964 in Conway Springs, Kansas, he was united in marriage to Rose Marie Hemberger. Together they shared fifty-four years of marriage. They spent the first thirty-three years of their marriage in Great Bend, Kansas. He attended St. Michael’s Catholic Elementary School and graduated from La Crosse High School in Kansas. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Korean War. Jerry worked at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend, Kansas in the Engineering Department from 1963 to 1996. He and Rose Marie retired to Shawnee, Kansas and in 2000 moved to the Lake of the Ozarks. Jerry was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laurie, Missouri, where he served as Director of Worship and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. Survivors include his wife, Rose Marie Unrein; his children, Kevin and Janet (Finan) Unrein, Patrick and Susan (Ali) Unrein and Lisa (Unrein) and Brett Anderson; grandchildren, Chelsea Embree, Logan and Mackenzie Unrein, Lindsey Unrein and fiancé Max Jenks, Tara Anderson and Brooke Anderson; a sister, LaVada Gjerstad; a brother, Lee Unrein and wife June; a sister-in-law, Virginia Unrein and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Anthony F. Unrein and a brother-in-law, Phil Gjerstad. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Laurie, Missouri. Military honors will be conferred following the service at the church. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m., Friday at the church. Inurnment will be in Ascension Cemetery, Bel Aire, Kansas. Memorial donations may be made to Share the Harvest Food Pantry, St. Patrick Catholic Church or Pregnancy Help Center. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.