Jerry J. Needham

Jerry Needham, age 67, of Crescent, Iowa passed away November 9. 2013. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 29, 1946 to Jeremiah J. Needham Sr. & Anne M. (Gilson) Needham. Jerry retired from the United States Air Force and also from ITT as a defense contractor. He was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of the Air Force Association and multiple car clubs. He is preceded in death by his father. Jerry is survived by his wife, Nancy Needham; daughter and son-in-law, Carrie & Brian Grad; sons and daughters-in-law, Jeremiah Needham III and his wife, Sarah and Christopher Needham & Elizabeth Ross; mother, Anne Needham; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ronnie & H.J. Lamb, Eileen & Joseph McCall, Louise & Ed Burns; grandchildren, Johnathan, Lauren, Zoe, Brayden and Ashby; a host of other family and many friends. Vigil service is Friday at 5:30 p.m. followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial is Saturday 10:00 a.m. at St. Peters Catholic Church. Interment is in the Garner Township Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Air Force Associations Wounded Airman Program.