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Gerald Kenneth Williamson

Male 1946 - 2005  (58 years)


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  • Name Gerald Kenneth Williamson 
    Born 18 May 1946  Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 08 May 2005  Town of Union, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26461  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 10 May 2005 

    Father Peter Henry Williamson,   b. 17 Mar 1918, Town of Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 2004, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Marion Catherine Dietz,   b. 12 Mar 1921, Town of Ellington, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1999  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 06 Apr 1940  St Mary Church, Greenville, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sally Ann Oskey 
    Married 05 Jun 1971  St Denis Church, Shiocton, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Angela Marie Williamson
     2. Judith Ann Williamson
     3. Melissa Mary Williamson
     4. Rebecca Rae Williamson
     5. Kenneth Gerald Williamson
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F9055  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Appleton Post Crescent Obituary Tuesday, May 10, 2005

      Williamson, Gerald 'Jerry'

      Gerald “Jerry” Williamson, age 58 years, of Sprenger Rd., Marion (Town of Dupont, Waupaca Co.) passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2005, the result of a tractor accident in the Town of Union, Waupaca Co. Gerald Kenneth Williamson was born on May 18, 1946, in Appleton to Peter and Marion (Dietz) Williamson. Jerry was raised in Greenville and as a teen the family moved to Seymour. He graduated from Seymour High School and then entered the military. Jerry served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam from 1965-68. He was united in marriage on June 5, 1971, to Sally A. Oskey at St. Dennis Catholic Church, Shiocton. Jerry was a lifelong farmer, he started with his parents, then with his brother and finally after marriage the couple farmed together. He was also employed for nine years at Appleton Papers. In 1981 the couple settled in the Town of Dupont and continued dairy farming. Jerry is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church where he was active as an usher. He will be remembered most as a hard worker and a loving husband, father and grandfather.

      Survivors include his wife, Sally; five children: Angela (Scott) Emmert, Menasha; Judith (Christopher) Burr, Appleton; Melissa (Jon) Laack, Marion; Rebecca (Corey) Janke, Manawa; and Kenneth (Jessie) Williamson, Clintonville. There are seven grandchildren: Theodore Emmert, Nicodemus Burr, Trevor, Trenton and Melena Laack, Kayla Janke, and Blake Williamson; five brothers: Henry (Lillian), Mountain; James, Appleton; David (Jean), Appleton; Richard (Debbie), Seymour; and Louis (Ivy) of Seymour. Seven sisters; Ann (Glen) Morack, Hortonville; Ruth Williamson, Rutherford, NJ; Helen Harnett, Blaine, MN; Ally Williamson, Arizona; Joan (Tom) Ostrowski, Seymour; Janet (Quin) Jurecki, Seymour; Sharon (Chuck) Hinz, Horicon. Further survived by a brother-in-law, Lloyd Vigus, Stevens Point, nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends.

      Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Mary Vigus, and two brothers-in-law: Dan Harnett & Paul Wilquet.

      Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, May 12th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Marion. Fr. John Girotti will officiate. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Military honors will be provided by members of the American Legion Post #198, Marion. Friends may call on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. at the Beil-Didier Funeral Home, Clintonville, AND on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of mass at the church.