Geraldine "Jerry" Ann Drummey

Geraldine “Jerry” Ann Drummey, age 91 of Fairfield, passed away January 3, 2016 at Parkview Care Center.

Visitation for family and friends will be 9:30 am –10:30 am, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Wednesday January 6, 2016 at Behner Funeral Home with Father Nick Adam officiating. Burial be at Evergreen Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Hospice & Compassus. Cards and memorials can be mailed to: Alicia Tygart, 1005 Grand Park Dr. Fairfield, IA 52556.

Jerry was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 9, 1924, to Walker McKinley and Lillian (Miles) Phillips. She married Clifford Drummey December 5, 1943 and lived in Cedar Rapids, IA until they moved to Fairfield in 1963. She worked at Collins Radio during WII while Cliff was in the South Pacific. She graduated from Mt. Mercy Girls Academy then attended Mt. Mercy College for two years.

Jerry was a loving Mother and wonderful homemaker, always sewing and designing things that made her home warm and inviting. She enjoyed knitting gifts for family; crafting, loved jig saw puzzles and was an avid bowler. Jerry designed and dressed beautiful dolls for family and friends. She loved playing electric organ and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Jerry is survived by one daughter, Alicia (Richard) Tygart of Fairfield; one son, Douglas (Haifa) Drummey of Council Bluffs, IA; 7 grandchildren, Dawn Bechtel, Anthony Ridgeway, James Schebler, Adrienne Gainey, Joanna Drummey-Weber, Sarah Drummey, and Jessica Drummey; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, her husband and one daughter, Kathleen Penrod.