A Celebration of Life for Jerry Lee Kaeding of Bull Shoals, Arkansas, will be 2PM, Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Kirby & Family Funeral Home in Bull Shoals, AR with Celebrant Heather Marsalis officiating.
Jerry passed away September 19, 2017, in Mountain Home, Arkansas at the age of 69. He was born February 2, 1948, in York, Nebraska, the son of George and Ruth Osborn Kaeding. He married Christine Micek on June 29, 1974, in Hesperia, California and worked as a Machinist for Hamilton Sunstrand for 28 years. Jerry was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Jerry lived in Bull Shoals since 2008, moving from York, Nebraska. He was an active community volunteer and Jerry and wife, Chris delighted the townspeople by decorating the signs that welcome visitors to the city of Bull Shoals. He enjoyed taking the boat out on the lake, walking, golfing and traveling in their fifth wheel.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Christine Kaeding of Bull Shoals, AR; daughter, Andrea (Mark) of Oakley, KS; brother Tom (Karen) Kaeding of York, NE and grandchildren, Maddox and Mackenzie.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Georgia Dietrich.
Military Honors will be provided by the Hoevel-Barnett Post #1341 and the United States Air Force Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to the Bull Shoals Food Pantry.
Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.