Jerome Lyman Sternweis, 65 passed away July 6th, 2023 in his home in Marshfield. He battled the horrific disease of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS – Lou Gehrig’s Disease) which he was diagnosed in October 2021.
He was born October 10, 1957 to Arlene (Tremelling) and Aloysius Sternweis in Marshfield, WI. He attended Our Lady of Peace and graduated from Marshfield High School in 1975.
In high school he played basketball and football and continued to play basketball in his adult life with teams in central Wisconsin. He took up golfing and enjoyed the sport extremely. He enjoyed boating on Castle Rock Lake and watching the beautiful sunsets with friends and family. He was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Badger football and basketball teams.
He began working at Hub City Foods in 1977 and continued with the company through the name changes of Fleming Foods. He left in 2003 with the closing of the business. He continued his career as a director of operations at Holiday Wholesale in Wisconsin Dells, working there from 2003 until retiring December, 2021.
He was an Elks Member for 35 years and served on the Board of Directors of the CDA (Convenience Distribution Association).
He married Jayne Mueller, August, 1994 and they continued their goals and dreams and bought a lake home on Castle Rock Lake in Adams County.
Jerome loved going up north to his brother’s cabin in Ojibwa with family during the hunting season. He enjoyed traveling around the world to many islands in the Caribbean and Mexico and visiting Fort Myers Beach, Florida.
He is survived by his wife Jayne Mueller-Sternweis, daughter Lindsey (Dave) Moore, grandsons Dillon and Carter Christensen and Lennox Moore, mother and father Arlene and Aloysius (Al) Sternweis, brothers Michael, Dennis, Douglas (Chimene), sister Barbara (Dan) Weiland, nieces Sue (Jason) Brown, Dakota Sternweis, nephews Scott (Melissa) Sternweis, Eric (Tanya) Weiland, Mason Sternweis, Sister in law Cheri (Dave) Willman, Bonnie Berndt, Brother in Law, Jim (Shari) Mueller, niece Stacy Kappel and Tammy Prindle, nephew Tyler (Alison) Mueller. Also several great nieces and nephews.
He was proceeded in death by his Sister-in-law Sandy Sternweis.
A celebration of life will be held at Rembs Funeral Home, Marshfield on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 11:00 am with the Rev. Mark Krueger officiating. A visitation for the public will be held from 10:00 am until the time of service. The service will be streamed online at www.facebook.com/Rembsfuneralhomes.
The family would like to thank St. Croix Hospice, the Wisconsin Chapter of ALS for providing necessary equipment they loaned Jerome during his illness and NuMotion for delivering the equipment.
Condolences may be sent by visiting www.rembsfh.com
Author: News Desk
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