Gerald "Jerry" Ludwig

Gerald "Jerry" L. Ludwig of St. Charles passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 7th, 2018 at his home.
Jerry was born August 9, 1952 in Sac City, Iowa to Leo and Marjorie (Boom) Ludwig. On August 17, 1974 he married the love of his life, Beverly Ann Nelson in St. Charles, whom he has been happily married to since. He spent many years working at and eventually owning & operating the Holiday Stationstore in St. Charles. He then began working in alarm installation and then at Winona ISD in maintenance before recently retiring.
Jerry enjoyed working with his hands, home improvement projects, hunting, fishing, camping, classic cars, and Vikings Football every Sunday.
A warm, loving family man with four adult children, Jerry had an unwavering desire to do anything and everything for his family and friends through his incredible kindness, generosity, hard-working attitude, laughter, and endless willingness to put others first. His kind heart and loving ways will be missed dearly.
Left cherishing his memory are his wife Bev, his four children Jeff (April) Ludwig of Denver, CO, Lisa (Jeremy) Zacher of Byron, Scott (Allison) of Dallas, TX, Kelli (Alex) Pokorny of Woodbury; his six grandchildren Claudia Zacher, Ava Ludwig, Mallory Zacher, Nora Ludwig, Harrison Zacher, and Preston Ludwig; as well as five siblings, Bob (Lori) Ludwig of Rochester ,Frank (Rosie) Ludwig of Eau Claire, WI, Jeanne (Bruce) Willson of St. Charles, James (Julie) Ludwig of St. Charles and Janet (Lance) LaDuke of Buffalo City, WI.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his mother and father-in-law, Bob & Clarice Nelson.
Services to remember Jerry will be 11 a.m., Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Hoff Funeral Service in St. Charles. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery in St. Charles. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Wednesday and one hour prior to the service all at the funeral home. Please share a memory of Jerry at his online guestbook and view his Tribute Video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com. https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/CZ43K2QTXPWNQ9Z2