- Visitation
Friday, June 18, 2021
4:00 to 8:00 pm, and
Saturday, June 19, 2021
8:00 to 9:30 am
Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.
- Service
Saturday, June 19, 2021
10:00 am
St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland, IL.
- Full Obituary
Jerry T. Reidelberger, 74, of Highland, IL, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at home, surrounded by his family.
Jerry was born on February 21, 1947 to Joseph and Veronica (nee Rehkemper) Reidelberger, in Highland, IL. On September 4, 1971, he married Jeanne Draper at St Paul Catholic Church, Highland, IL; a marriage lasting almost 50 years.
Jerry was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland, IL. He worked as a welder for Truck Centers in Troy, IL for 35 years.
Jerry always thought family should come first, after experiencing the loss of his dad at the age of 11. As the oldest in his family, he filled his father’s roles and responsibility, assisting with raising his siblings. A true family man, he adored his son and daughter, and was a father figure to his granddaughter, Nicole. Raising his family was the most important thing to him. Jerry never knew a stranger, and always enjoyed meeting and talking with people from all walks of life. He would do anything he could for anybody he could, a man of all trades. He loved baseball and the St. Louis Cardinals, and enjoyed his travels to Branson and Hawaii.
Jerry was a member of the Highland Speedway Family; being a welder on stock cars for over 42 years. His love of stock cars, and the sport, earned Jeanne the title of a “Stock Car Widow”. Even their family vacations worked around racing weekends. Jerry will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Veronica Reidelberger; daughter, Janelle Schmidt; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Morris and Delores Draper; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Al Draper, Terry Draper, Josie Ford and Judy “Kady” Mueller.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne Reidelberger, Highland, IL; son, Joe (Jennifer) Reidelberger, St. Peters, MO.; grandchildren, Nicole Schmidt, Mariah, Logan and Kayden Reidelberger; brothers, Larry (Phyllis) Reidelberger, Joe “Bud” (Diane) Reidelberger, Bob (Janelle) Reidelberger; sister, Pat (Ray) Korte; brothers-in-law, Tom (Shelly) Draper, Steve (Karla) Draper; sister-in-law, Julie (Herb) Markus ; several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the family.
Visitation: Friday, June 18, 2021, from 4:00 to 8:00 pm, and Saturday, June 19, 2021, from 8:00 to 9:30 am, at Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.
Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, June 19, 2021, 10:00 am, St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland, IL.
Clergy: Fr. Piotr Kosk, Parochial Vicar, St. Paul Church, Highland, IL.
Interment: St Joseph Cemetery, Highland, IL.
Meridith Funeral Home, Highland, IL.
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