Jerome Weiland
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Jerome Nicholas Weiland, 81, of Bennington, NE, formerly of Watertown, SD, passed away Easter Sunday morning, April 4, 2021, at CHI Immanuel-Fontenelle in Omaha, NE.
Funeral services will be held in Watertown, SD. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel, 1111 Fourth Street Northeast. A funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Rev. Richard Fox at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 16, at Immaculate Conception Church, 309 Second Avenue Southeast. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery with military honors. Music by Danielle Holmquist-Holida, organist, and Dan Rademacher, soloist. A lunch following the funeral will be held for family and friends at the home of Joe and Shelly Dupont.
A mask and social distancing is requested for the protection of family and friends.
Memorials in Jerome's name may be directed to either of the following organizations:
- Alzheimer's Association - Wounded Warriors Foundation
Jerome "Jerry" Weiland was born August 25, 1939, to Leo and Ione (Yost) Weiland in Hastings, Minn. He attended Incarnation Catholic School and graduated in 1957 from Washburn Senior High School, Minneapolis. Jerry served 2 years active duty and 4 years in the Reserves in the U.S. Navy(1957 to 1962). Afterwards, Jerry began a 40-year airline career, working for North Central, Republic, Northwest and Delta airlines as gate agent, ticket agent and on the freight dock. On September 12, 1964, Jerry married Kathleen Elizabeth Dupont at Immaculate Conception Church in Watertown. Two sons, Thomas Gerard and Gregg Joseph Weiland, were born to them in 1967 and 1972, respectively.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Donald and twin brother, John; his parents-in-law Anton and Bernice (Kranz) Dupont, of Kranzburg, SD; three brothers-in-law Johnny Dupont, Anthony Dupont, and Rollin (Margie) Imme; and sisters-in-law Antonette (Dupont) Imme, Mary (Dupont) Heisler, Margaret (Marge) (Dupont) Keating, and daughter-in-law, Dustina Weiland.
Jerry is survived by his children, Thomas (Dawn) Weiland of Omaha, NE, and Gregg Weiland of Flower Mound, TX; five grandchildren Andrew (Lindsey) Weiland, of Omaha, NE; Arielle Weiland (fianc? Cody Kruse), of David City, NE; Jasmine Weiland, of Ames, IA; Kayde Weiland and Laney Weiland, of Flower Mound, TX; and three great grandsons Hunter Kruse of David City, NE; Jaxon and Jameson Weiland of Omaha, NE. He is also survived by siblings Ronald Weiland, Bloomington, MN and Roxann "Susie" (Weiland) Thoreen, St. Cloud, MN, sisters-in-law Connie Dupont, Jolene (Scott) Haywood, both of Rapid City, SD; Joan Reilly of North Chile, NY; and Barb (Al) Taken of Watertown, SD; brothers-in-law Joe (Shelly) Dupont of Watertown, SD, Gary Heisler, of Spearfish, SD and Dean Keating of Watertown, SD, as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. www.wightandcomes.com.