Jerome W. Farmer, of Loyalsock, kicked the oxygen habit on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at thirteen hundred hours, that's 1 p.m. for you civilian types, having lived for more than twice what his mother expected but half of what he thought he deserved.
Born in Pittsburgh on June 8, 1947, to Olga and Jerry Farmer, his life was that of a carefree teenaged boy except for short breaks of purgatory in Vietnam, dedicated service to the Pennsylvania State Police, and AGONIZING home improvements upon which his wife insisted be completed YESTERDAY!
He threw a yearly raucous Halloween party, where he would inevitably show up as someone's favorite mummy or noisome PAB.
He was predeceased by his mother, father and brother, George.
He is survived by his treasured wife, Laura; cherished sister, Lorelei; sister, Sonia; lovely sister-in-law, Claudia (George) Farmer; many nieces and nephews; and his beloved Squidgy, Ratso, and PeeWee. Jerry will be missed by everyone who ever had the opportunity to sit down and have a drink with him.
Jerry asks that you either become an organ donor or register to donate your body to the Humanities Gift Registry. Oy!
A memorial celebration will be held later this year.
Susan Barbieri (Anthony) (Timlin)
I was so sorry to hear about Jerry. We were friends in highschool. He was very smart and helped me with my Geometry. We often walked home from school together and talked about what we would do when we graduated. After graduation, my parents moved and I didn't see Jerry for years. We caught up again at one of our reunions. We kept in touch for awhile by email but eventually we were caught up in our every day lives and lost touch. He wrote me to ask if I was going to one of the reunions that I did not attend. I was sorry I didn't because I never saw Jerry again. He was a funny guy with a real variety of interests. I hope his wife is doing well, she was very nice. Gone too soon. Rest in Peace Jerry.
Dennis Boerner (Marcee)
Loved your comments and wanted to say I was lucky to meet him for lunch in the Outer Banks in 2011.We had a great time and talked about a wide range of topics, will miss him.