Jerry Ronald Fox

Jerry Ronald Fox, 83 of Rochester WA passed away on November 26, 2019. He was born on October 5, 1936 in Malheur County, Oregon to Floyd and Marjorie (Warnock) Fox. He attended Harper School before graduating from Gresham High School in 1954. He served in the Air Force Reserve and belonged to the Operating engineers #701 and #302. When not working as a shop foreman/911 for M A Segale Inc. (later Icon Materials) he enjoyed spending time with his family. He enjoyed boating, camping, backpacking, hiking, water skiing, downhill and cross country skiing as well as hunting. Additionally, he enjoyed cruising, gardening and restoring his 1963 Ford Galaxy 500 Convertible. As a young man he worked on the family potato farm, worked a Christmas season delivering mail for the post office, worked as a mechanic on a ranch in Idaho and worked as a mechanic for McNutt Construction with his father and younger brother.

He is survived by his life partner, Barbara Norkoski of Rochester; sons Bradley Steven (Sarah) Fox, Douglas Edward (Michele Opie) Fox; daughter Michele Marie (Cipriano Richard) Lovato and their mother, Katherine (Brown) Bell who Jerry was previously married to; brother Tommy Angus (Phyllis) Fox and sister Delores Marjorie Barbour; grandchildren: Taneum Marie Fox, Cipriano Richard Lovato III, Jesse Delfino Lovato; great grandchild Lexine Marie Hunt; pseudo step children Shelly Fishel, Gregory Fishel and pseudo grandchildren Nicholas Fishel, Brandon Fishel, Rebecca (Fishel) Heiss, Stephanie Fishel and Thomas McHenry.

Jerry was preceded in death by his father, mother and stepfather Delbert Roth.

There will be a family celebration of Life.