Gerald Picard

Gerald R. “Jerry” Picard, age 85, of Plymouth, passed away late Wednesday evening (January 29, 2020)
at Songbird Assisted Living in Plymouth.
He was born on June 17, 1934 on the family farm in the Town of Lima, a son of the late George and
Audrey (Carpenter) Picard.
Jerry attended Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee area before moving to Sheboygan County in 1950.
He graduated from Plymouth High School in 1952.
On November 22, 1952 he married Donna Lou Wetzel at the First Congregational United church of Christ
Parsonage. The couple has resided in Plymouth since their marriage.
Jerry worked at Cleveland Container in Plymouth for two years and Kohler Company for 42 years in the
cast iron enamel division, retiring in 1997.
He was a former member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Plymouth where he held
many offices and chaired most of them at one time or another. He also served as Financial Secretary for
a year and custodian for several years.
Jerry was a Charter member of the Plymouth Softball Association (Scheduler) and coached various
teams and also was a charter member of the Plymouth Mill Pond Adhoc Committee which is now the
Millpond Lake Association and also was a former driver for Meals on Wheels.
He was a member of the Plymouth Historical Society and was a Museum volunteer for many years.
They also hosted the Christmas House on East Mill Street for the historical Society in 2005.
Jerry enjoyed bowling, golf, horse shoes and card playing. His hobbies included working with wood
and crafting items for family and friends, redecorating and making improvements on their home and
yard along the Mill Pond in Plymouth.
Survivors include his loving wife of 67 years: Donna of Plymouth; Children: Michael (Rita) Picard of
Plymouth, Vicki (Tim) Hollister of Marion, OH, Julie (Pat) Zak of Egg Harbor and Jeremy (Stacy) Picard of
Plymouth; Nine Grandchildren: Tate (Natalie) Hollister, Tim Picard, Tyler (Jessica) Picard all of
Plymouth, Aja (Shane) Kinton of Mansfield, OH, Lee Picard of Plymouth, Lucas (Ashley) Picard of
Rosemount, MN, Rachael Miettinen of Egg Harbor, Justin Picard of Chicago, IL and Peyton Picard of
Plymouth; Step Grandchildren: Sheila Wozniak of Michigan and Amber (Aaron) Schroeder of
Wrightstown; 20 Great Grandchildren; Son-in-law: Bob Maass of Wrightstown; Brother: David (Gayle)
Picard of Sheboygan; Two Sisters: Patti (George) Fischer of Iola, WI and Carmen (Glen) TerMaat of
Plymouth; Two Sisters-in-law: Mariann Picard of Plymouth and Judy Wiechert of Cedarburg; Brother-in-
law: Mike Cherveny of Cedarburg. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and
many friends.
He was preceded in death by: His parents; Daughter: Gerilou Maass, Sisters: Virginia (Lyle) Behr
and Judy Cherveny; Brother: Jack Picard; Two sisters-in-law: Shirley (Rev. Charles) Koch
and Helen (Bill) Caan; Brother-in-law: Bud Wiechert; and Mother and Father-in-law: Leslie and Lucille
Wetzel.
Memorial services will be held on Friday evening (February 7, 2020) at 6:00 P.M. at the
Suchon Funeral Home in Plymouth. Chaplain Bob Bledsoe of the Aurora at Home Hospice
will officiate. Cremation has taken place.
Visitation will be held at the Suchon Funeral Home from 3:00 P.M. on Friday until the time of
services.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established in Jerry’s name for Plymouth Historical
Society, Songbird Assisted Living or Project Angel Hugs.
The Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services is serving the family. For online condolences,
Please visit www.suchonfh.com.
The family would like to send special thanks to the very caring staffs (Amber, Jessica, Jason and Bob) at
Aurora Home, Health and Hospice and Songbird Pond for all your care and compassion given to
Jerry and family.