Jerry R. Bauermeister

Jerry R. Bauermeister, age 75, of Belden, Nebraska, died Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Fullerton Arbor Care Center in Fullerton, Nebraska.
 
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at United Lutheran Church in Laurel, Nebraska.  Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Norfolk, Nebraska.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral on Tuesday at the church.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel, Nebraska.
 
Jerry R. Bauermeister was born January 8, 1948 in Norfolk, Nebraska to Roy and LaVern (Spencer) Bauermeister.  He grew up in Belden, Nebraska and graduated from Belden High School in 1966. He then attended Norfolk Junior College and transferred to Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska and graduated with a degree in Business Education in 1970.  He lived in Coleridge, Nebraska for a while and then moved back to Belden.  He farmed in the area and also started an automotive business.  He spent much of his time traveling the Midwest for the disc sharpening business he operated.
 
He enjoyed square dancing, word search puzzles, watching old westerns on tv, and traveling the Midwest for his disc sharpening business and visiting friends. 
 
Survivors include his two daughters: Laura (Kristopher) Garner of Auburn, Alabama and Crystal (Brad) Schumacher of Roberts, Wisconsin; two grandchildren: Kameron Garner and Cora Schumacher; and sister, Julie (Randy) Wiswell of Norfolk, Nebraska.
 
He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and LaVern Bauermeister.