Gerald "Jerry" Freeman of Humboldt Iowa, formerly of Rolfe, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 29, at the age of 86, with family by his side.

Gerald Allen Freeman was born July 24th, 1936, at Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Warren and Doris (White) Freeman. Jerry attended grade and high school at Rolfe graduating with the class of 1954. He attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, for two years on a football scholarship. In 1957 he married Alice Johnson at the Methodist Church in Rolfe. To this union they had three children, Debra, Mary Jane and Mark.

Jerry was in the printing business for many years. From there he owned and ran Clover Farm grocery store in Rolfe, and then eventually changed it into the Stadium Club bar where he retired. In retirement, he was the grounds keeper for the Rolfe Golf Club for ten years. In 2012, Jerry and Alice moved to Humboldt.

Jerry loved to fish, hunt, golf, play cards and be outside.

Left to mourn his death are his wife Alice Freeman of Humboldt, Iowa, children Debra (Chris) Pedersen of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Jane Freeman of Humboldt, Iowa, Mark (Sheila) Freeman of Fort Dodge, Iowa, eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Also, his brother Joel Freeman of Grundy Center, Iowa, sisters-in-law Kay Newman of Blair, Nebraska, Joyce (Tom) Carlson of Humboldt, Iowa, Bonnie Ryen of Humboldt, Iowa along with many nieces and nephews.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents Warren and Doris Freeman of Rolfe, Iowa, in-laws Erling and Alice Johnson of Rolfe, Iowa, sisters-in-law Mary Rapp of Renwick, Iowa and Mary Lou Freeman of Grundy Center, Iowa. Brothers-in-law Dale Johnson of Rolfe, Iowa, Wayne Rapp of Renwick, Iowa, Albert Newman, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, Duane Smith, of Humboldt, Iowa, and grandchild Jake Rautanen of Fort Dodge, Iowa.