Jerry DeBolt

Jerry Louis DeBolt, one of four children of Renee Juliette (Dol) and Ardith Dale DeBolt, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 20, 1951. Jerry grew up in Stanton, Iowa where he graduated from high school in 1969. Following school, Jerry worked on construction projects in the Stanton area. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a military police officer in Okinawa, Japan. In 1976, Jerry returned from the service and moved to Omaha, Nebraska where he continued to work in the construction field. Jerry and Teresa Marie McVay were married in Omaha on March 24, 1979. They made their home in Omaha and Jerry returned to school. While in school, he continued to work on area construction jobs, as a security officer in Council Bluffs, and city concrete inspector in Omaha. In 1981, Jerry and Teresa moved to Glenwood, Iowa and were blessed with three children Jessica, Jacob, and Adam. Jerry continued to work in the construction field and as a concrete inspector for Wilson Concrete in Bellevue, Nebraska. In 2002, he began work as a housing inspector for the Council Bluffs Municipal Housing Authority. Jerry was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in ...[more]

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nwood. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and hunting. In September of 2004, Jerry's health forced him to take a leave of absence from his position with the Housing Authority. Jerry and Teresa had been married nearly 26 years when Jerry died at the Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs on December 31, 2004. He had attained the age of 53 years, 9 months, and 11 days. Jerry was preceded in death by his father Ardith DeBolt; sister Sandy DeBolt; and father-in-law Keith McVay. Jerry is survived by his wife Teresa DeBolt of Glenwood; daughter Jessica DeBolt of Council Bluffs; sons Jacob DeBolt and Adam DeBolt of Glenwood; mother Renee DeBolt of Red Oak, IA; mother-in-law Claudine Frueh of Glenwood; sister Sharon DeBolt of Phoenix, AZ; brother Nick DeBolt and his wife Jean of Lebanon, MO; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.