Jerry Louis Nameth, 79, of Dubuque, died Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

Visitation will be from 9:00 am until 10:45 am Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Jerry will be 11:00 am Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church with Father Brian Dellaert as the Celebrant.  Full military honors will be rendered by the American Legion Post #6 and the Iowa Army National Guard. Burial will be at Olive Branch Cemetery in Harrisville, Ohio at a later date.

Jerry was born March 24, 1944, in Martins Ferry, OH, the son of John and Sally Ferren Nameth. On March 11, 2000, he married Laura Jahn Hatcher in Dubuque.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War in Germany for two years and then in the U.S. Army National Guard for four years.

Jerry was a supervisor for Euclid Co. in Cleveland, a firefighter in Eastlake, Ohio, and then as an Ohio State Patrolman before moving to Dubuque, where he worked in security at Best Buy and then MercyOne Hospital.

He was a member of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, American Legion, and Tri-County Sportsman Club. He enjoyed shooting and was an avid fan of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He loved to talk politics. He had a great sense of humor! He had a way of making everyone around him feel good. His family, especially the grandkids and his dog, Schatzie, were his joy in life.

Survivors include his wife, Laura; one son, Derek (Gretchen) Nameth of Menter, OH; one daughter, Dawn (Nate) Weathers of Glen Ellyn, IL; four step-sons, Tim (Angela) Hatcher and Rich (Kristy) Hatcher, both of Dubuque, Dr. Robert (Anne) Hatcher II of Homestead, IA, and Dr. Ryan (Kathleen) Hatcher of Yarmouth, IA; grandchildren, Tyler, Trenton, Colin, Charles, Hollis, Owen, Josie, Blaine, Brock, Georgie, Perri, Robbie III, Colten, Hazel, Benjamin, Ruby, Owen, Daisy, and Henry; one sister, Jackie (Ralph) Dunkle of Scio, OH; and one brother-in-law, Carl Vehre.

He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Betty Vehre, and his first wife, Nancy Zsikai Nameth.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established.

The family would like to say a special thank you to the Dubuque County Sheriff and Centralia-Peosta Fire Department for their prompt response time, Dr. Mark McKeon for his efforts in the Mercy E.R., and to all of the UIHC staff to make his last moments peaceful.

Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrangements.