Gerard Krellwitz

Gerard B. Krellwitz “Jerry,” 69 of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho went home to heaven on August 21, 2016 after an intense and courageous fight with cancer. Jerry was born on November 4, 1946 in Plainfield, New Jersey, son of Dietrich and Alice Krellwitz. He graduated from South Plainfield High School in 1964, completed a Bachelors degree at North Eastern Bible College in 1968 and received his Masters Degree at Trinity Divinity School in Chicago, Illinois in 1972. After graduation from seminary, he served as pastor of Midland Park Reformed Church in New Jersey. He went on to work for World Vision for many years, a non-profit Christian organization working to help children and communities out of poverty. He then developed a successful career in financial planning with The Legend Group in San Dimas, California. He had a heart for God and serving others, loved spending time with his family, and loved baseball (Go Dodgers), golf and boating on Lake Coeur d’Alene. Jerry is remembered with love by his wife Sherry Krellwitz, daughter Jacquelyn Bradbard and son-in law Greg, son Jonathan Krellwitz and daughter in-law Christa, stepson Michael Turnette and daughter-in-law Carrie, stepson Thomas Turnette and daughter-in-law Brittney, 6 grandchildren and one on the way, sisters Patricia Hand of Newport News, VA, and Gail Burnett of Graham, North Carolina, and his two chocolate labs, Star and Splash. Services will be held at Lake City Church in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on August 29 at 11:00am and at Hillside Community Church in Alta Loma, California on September 17 at 10:30am. Jerry had a heart for global missions and had been praying about going to serve in Zimbabwe this summer with TEAM. TEAM, The Evangelical Alliance Mission is a global missions agency that partners with local churches internationally to send missionaries and establish churches among the nations, going where people have great needs and proclaiming the gospel in both word and action. Memorial donations can be made in Jerry’s honor to the causes closest to his heart at www.TEAM.org or by mail to TEAM, 400 S. Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188 or to World Vision P.O. Box 78481 Tacoma, WA 98481 or by phone (888) 511-6519 reference code 31003754.