Gerald Jerry J RUTKOWSKI

27 APR 1941 - 5 DEC 2021

• BIRTH: 27 APR 1941, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
• DEATH: 5 DEC 2021, Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 12 OCT 1985, St Joseph County, IN

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[N30515] Gerald “Jerry” J. Rutkowski
April 27, 1941 - December 5, 2021

Gerald “Jerry” J. Rutkowski, 80, of Granger, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born April 27, 1941 in South Bend, IN to John and Annette (Gaczkowski) Rutkowski. On October 12, 1985 in South Bend, he married Kim (Webb) Rutkowski, who survives. In addition to his loving wife of 36 years, Jerry is survived by his daughters, Julienne Lawson of Granger, IN and Kerry (RJ) Perry of Granger, IN; sons, John (Linda) Rutkowski of, MN and Jim (Diana) Rutkowski of North Liberty, IN; nine grandchildren, Justice, Truth, Annie, Maggie, Brock, Johnny (Ashley), Dawn, Jesse (Grace), and Jerry; and great-grandchildren, Harper, Audrey, Roland, Maddie, Abby, Fiona, and Sasha. He is preceded in death by both his parents. Jerry proudly served in the United States Navy and later retired as a Lieutenant from the St. Joseph County Police Department after 20 years of service. He was a member of the FOP Lodge 155, American Legion Post 0777, Blue Knights International, Sherriff’s Association, National Fraternal Order of Police, and the National Model Railroad Association. Jerry was a skilled craftsman and could build anything from handmade puzzles to baby cradles and toyboxes, furniture, some of which are now family
Posted online on December 07, 2021
Published in South Bend Tribune