Gerald J. "Jerry" Kloberdanz

Jerry was born in Sterling, Colorado to Jacob Joseph Kloberandz & Margaret (Stubert) Kloberdanz. Jerry attended St Anthony Catholic School throughout his school career. While attending school, Jerry helped out on the family farm.

After Jerry graduated from high school, he married his high school sweetheart, Loretta and started his family life. Jerry’s began working at Seven Up Bottling Company and Sterling Furniture before joining the team at McCoy Company, a Caterpillar dealer, in 1955. Jerry continued working at McCoy Company which was later bought out by Wagner Equipment Company. Jerry worked at Wagner until he retired, as the Used Parts Manager, in 1999.

After retiring from Wagner Equipment Company, Jerry began volunteering at Immaculate Heart of Mary Food Bank. Jerry volunteered at the food bank from 1999 until 2018, just weeks before he passed away.

During his time at McCoy Company, Jerry received an I Care Award for Employee Attitude and Performance on the Job. While volunteering at the food bank, Jerry received the 7 Everyday Hero Award, Outstanding Volunteer Award and Golden Glow Award. Jerry was a member of the 500 Hours Club eighteen times for contributing of 500 hours of volunteer service in one year. Jerry was also an active member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

Jerry and his wife raised seven children. While raising a family, Jerry spent a great deal of time in the garage teaching his children to use tools and work with their hands. He spent time in the home teaching discipline, respect and compassion. He taught them how to love with their whole heart and work hard for things they wanted in your life. He also taught little things like how to fish, how to appreciate the small things in life, and how to fix things. The one lesson he wanted everyone to learn more than anything in life was the importance of family. For Jerry, family was everything.

Jerry had a way about him that made everyone he met feel welcome and accepted. He was willing to help those around him and lived his life in service of others. He passed on a legacy of love and compassion.

After his retirement, Jerry began refinishing cedar chests for his children. He went on to refinish a cedar chest for every child, grandchild and great grandchild. Each a treasure by which to remember him.

Jerry will be greatly missed by his wife of 63 years, Loretta (Luckey) Kloberdanz; his children: Pat Kloberanz and his fiancé Mary Mueller; Mike Kloberdanz and his wife Debbi; Sue May and her husband Rick; Dan Kloberdanz and his wife Julie; Rick Kloberdanz and his partner Galan Roach; Kathy Bailey and her husband Paul; Janet Coraggio and her husband Tony; his siblings: Lawrence Kloberdanz and his wife Anna Mae; Helen Wells; Betty Donaldson; Jeanie Mekelburg and her husband Bill; eighteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents Jacob and Margaret, his brother Robert and his sister Dorothy.

A rosary will be held on Monday, May 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 11385 Grant Drive, Northglenn Colorado 80233. The viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at 9:30 am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 11385 Grant Drive, Northglenn Colorado 80233. The funeral mass will follow the viewing at 10:30 am. Jerry will be laid to rest at Olinger Highland Mortuary and Cemetery, 10201 Grant Street, Thornton Colorado.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Immaculate Heart of Mary Stewardship Center & Food Bank.