Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Gerald Ray "Jerry" Lambert
( September 5, 1933 - January 21, 2016 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Thursday, January 21, 2016
Location: Sebring, Florida
Age: 82
Date of Birth: Tuesday, September 05, 1933
Birth place: Rensselaer, Indiana
Branch: Air Force
Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Ray Lambert
Mother: Angeline ( Abbott ) Lambert
Marital Status: Married
Resided in:
Funeral Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016
Funeral Location: Memorial Celebration of Life Service, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Father David L. Rasner of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends will be from (Noon) 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
A Catholic by faith, Jerry, graduated from Gilboa High School in 1952. After graduation he joined the United States Air Force serving his country for twenty-seven (27) years from 1952 to 1980. He proudly served in the Vietnam and Korean Wars. Jerry retired in 1980 as Chief Master Sargent at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. After his retirement from the Air Force, he farmed and had a spraying business and then started a trucking company. Jerry loved playing golf with his groups in Indiana and Florida. He loved watching all sports, especially Purdue University Basketball. Jerry was a people person and never met a stranger.
Special Services: Full Military Rites will be conducted by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of the Monticello American Legion, AmVets, and VFW Posts.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73123-1718. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information:
Survivors include:
Wife, Peggy Lambert; Daughters, Carrie (husband Rick) Griffith of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, and Sheri (fiancé Sean A. Rooney) Lambert of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania; Step - Sons, Bradley (wife Shana) Gould of Illinois, and Mark (wife Anita) Gould of South Dakota; Sister, Shirley Glotzbach; Brothers, Larry (wife Anita) Lambert, Frank (wife Linda) Lambert, and Ronnie (wife Brenda) Lambert; Six (6) Grandchildren, Rick (wife Elizabeth) Griffith, Jessica Griffith, Peter Griffith, Stuart Lambert, Jack Lambert, andEmily Lambert; Step - Grandchildren, Kerek (wife Katie) Gould, Katie (husband Dean) Hillen,Step - Great Grandchildren, Abigail, Andrew, and Graham;Several Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Ray and Angeline (Abbott) Lambert;Brother-in-law, Don Glotzbach; Sister-in-law, Barbara Byrd; Mother-in-law, Mary Harris.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Thursday, January 21, 2016
Location: Sebring, Florida
Age: 82
Date of Birth: Tuesday, September 05, 1933
Birth place: Rensselaer, Indiana
Branch: Air Force
Service: Korean Conflict
Father: Ray Lambert
Mother: Angeline ( Abbott ) Lambert
Marital Status: Married
Resided in:
Funeral Date: Saturday, February 13, 2016
Funeral Location: Memorial Celebration of Life Service, 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Father David L. Rasner of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends will be from (Noon) 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
A Catholic by faith, Jerry, graduated from Gilboa High School in 1952. After graduation he joined the United States Air Force serving his country for twenty-seven (27) years from 1952 to 1980. He proudly served in the Vietnam and Korean Wars. Jerry retired in 1980 as Chief Master Sargent at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. After his retirement from the Air Force, he farmed and had a spraying business and then started a trucking company. Jerry loved playing golf with his groups in Indiana and Florida. He loved watching all sports, especially Purdue University Basketball. Jerry was a people person and never met a stranger.
Special Services: Full Military Rites will be conducted by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of the Monticello American Legion, AmVets, and VFW Posts.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73123-1718. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information:
Survivors include:
Wife, Peggy Lambert; Daughters, Carrie (husband Rick) Griffith of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, and Sheri (fiancé Sean A. Rooney) Lambert of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania; Step - Sons, Bradley (wife Shana) Gould of Illinois, and Mark (wife Anita) Gould of South Dakota; Sister, Shirley Glotzbach; Brothers, Larry (wife Anita) Lambert, Frank (wife Linda) Lambert, and Ronnie (wife Brenda) Lambert; Six (6) Grandchildren, Rick (wife Elizabeth) Griffith, Jessica Griffith, Peter Griffith, Stuart Lambert, Jack Lambert, andEmily Lambert; Step - Grandchildren, Kerek (wife Katie) Gould, Katie (husband Dean) Hillen,Step - Great Grandchildren, Abigail, Andrew, and Graham;Several Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Ray and Angeline (Abbott) Lambert;Brother-in-law, Don Glotzbach; Sister-in-law, Barbara Byrd; Mother-in-law, Mary Harris.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.