Jerome Jansky

Jerome B. "Jerry" Jansky, 88, of Waco passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, November 19, at Coolidge Cemetery with Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. The rosary will be lead by Jim Moshinskie at 6 p.m. Wednesday, at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel, 4520 Bosque Blvd. followed by a visitation with his family.

Jerry was born April 12, 1921 in Ross to Joseph and Agnes (Barak) Jansky. He attended schools in Ross and West. He served his country during World War II with the United States Army. He was stationed in the Aleutian Islands and received an Honorable Discharge in 1947. After his discharge he returned to Central Texas where he met Robbie G. Coker, his wife until her death on October 4, 2004.

They moved to Rockdale where he was employed at Alcoa Aluminum. He got his pilot's license, and he also loved boating, fishing, and dancing. Jerry retired from Alcoa in 1983 and after traveling around the United States he and Robbie returned and made their home in Waco.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Robbie G. Jansky; his parents; brothers, Lt.Col. Ernest Jansky, Edmund "Skeet" Jansky, Ludvick Jansky, and Victor Janksy; sisters, Mamerta A. Jansky, Frances Jansky, Louise K. Jansky, and Marie F. Burns.

He is survived by sisters, Carolyn J. Drake and husband, Ronald of Riesel, Mayme Lister of Waco; brother, George W. Jansky and wife, ImaJoy of China Spring; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jerry will be greatly missed by his family with his infectious smile, his humor and his willingness to help and the respect he showed to everyone he met.

Pallbearers will be George Jansky, Jr., Jerome Jansky, Terry Drake, Cody Gorgas, Mark Cureton, and Fritz A. Burns.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Edward Gorgas, 2nd Lt. Kyle Gorgas, Col. Michael Kershaw, Ronald Drake, Jr., Joe Drake and Robert Coker.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, or the American Heart Association.