Gerald "Jerry" R. Blomker

Gerald "Jerry" Blomker, 83 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Little Falls, MN. Graveside services will be held at Randall City Cemetery at a later date. Caring for Jerry and his family is the LeMieur Funeral Home in Little Falls, MN. Jerry was born on March 11, 1941 in Paynesville, Minnesota. The only child of Russel and Frances (Berglund) Blomker. He attended #19 grade school near Paynesville and graduated from Grayslake high school in Graysville, Illinois. Jerry worked for the U.S postal service for a few months then graduated from the University of Wisconsin Platteville with a B.S civil engineer degree. His career took him to Washington where he worked for the U.S Department of Interior on constructing 6 new turbines to the existing Grand Coulee Dam and was part of operating and enhancing the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, which is one of the largest hydropower producing dams in the world. He moved to Langdon, N.D to work for the Army Corp of Engineers on constructing the new missile system. He moved to Roberts, Wisconsin and worked as a civil engineer for the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jerry traveled throughout the U.S inspecting dams for the Corps of Engineers. While living in Roberts, Wisconsin he was an active member of the Roberts Lions Club, holding many positions including president and secretary. He was also a T-ball coach. He met the love of his life LaRaine while attending a support group at a church in Stillwater, Minnesota. They dated for a few months and while on a boat ride on Balsem Lake, Wisconsin he proposed. On September 29, 1990, Jerry married LaRaine “Raine” Mohr-Heckel at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cushing, MN where they later became members. In 1994 he took an early retirement. Jerry and LaRaine purchased her parents’ 80 acre farm by Lake Alexander in Cushing. They lived there until the summer of 2017 when they moved to Little Falls. He was a member of the Scandia Valley Lions Club. In Jerry’s free time he enjoyed gardening, wood crafting, sports, reading, playing cards, water skiing, fishing, snowmobiling, and traveling. He also had a passion for antique cars and enjoyed going to races and car shows. Jerry is survived by his beloved wife, LaRaine; son, Craig (Kim) Blomker; daughter, Carrie (Ken) Kjellberg; stepdaughter, Jodi (Richard) Heckel; stepson, Jeff (Lisa) Heckel; 9 grandchildren; special friends, Dawn Malecha, Richard Dorsey, and John and Phyllis Nelson. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law.

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Gerald "Jerry" R. Blomker

March 11, 1941 - November 27, 2024