Jerome (Jerry) Gerstenkorn died peacefully on April 24, 2024, 30 days before his 90th birthday with his wife, Maggie and family by his side. He was born May 24, 1934, in Odin, Kansas, the son of Frank and Caroline (Kaiser) Gerstenkorn. On June 1st, 1954, he married his sweetheart, Maggie Wirtz, at St Joseph Catholic Church, in Ellinwood, Kan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at St. Rose Of Lima Catholic Church in Great Bend, with Father Aneesh Parappanattu, Father Jacob Schneider and Father Ted Stoecklein presiding. Interment will follow at Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kan. Visitation will be Noon to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Bryant Funeral Home, with a Vigil with Knights of Columbia Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Spiritual Bouquets and Memorials to Relevant Rosary Across America or School of Faith may be given, in care of Bryant Funeral Home, 1425 Patton Rd., Great Bend, KS 67530.