Jerry O. Taylor Obituary (1957

Jerry O. Taylor, age 58 of Rio, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Friday March 4, 2016 at his home. He was born April 10, 1957 to Orville and Betty Taylor. He attended and graduated from Monona Grove High School in 1975. Jerry was united in marriage to Kelly Strmiska October 25, 1986 in Rio. Jerry was an avid bowler and also a Packer and Badger fan. He especially enjoyed his life-long dream of attending the Packer-Cowboy playoff game at Lambeau Field this past January. He loved his family, was proud of his son Nick and his accomplishments and enjoyed their camping week at Blackhawk Recreation and Highland area. Jerry is survived by his wife Kelly, son Nicholas, parents Orville and Betty Taylor, siblings Roger Taylor, Michael (Babette) Taylor, Linda (Brian) Hoth, father and mother-in-law Dale (Liane) Strmiska, sister-in-laws Kim (Steve) Shanks, Brenda (Jack) Christensen, Sheila Strmiska, Shelly Kubicek, and Katie (Todd) Parlier; brother-in-law Dr. Ken Strmiska (Dr. Sabina Singh);many other nieces nephews, other family and friends. Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, March 12 at 11 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rio with Father Paul Eruva presiding. Visitation will be held Friday, March 11 from 4 to 8 PM at Grasse Funeral Home in Rio and also again from 9:30 AM until the time of services at the church Saturday. Everyone who attends is encouraged to wear their Green Bay Packer or Wisconsin Badger attire. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jerry's memory may be made to the Rio Scholarship fund. 2d