Jerome P. 'Jerry' Fair

After a long courageous battle with many illnesses, Jerry passed away peacefully holding the hands of his wife, Mary Ann, on June 1, 2016 at Essentia-St. Mary's Duluth.

Jerry was born on February 1, 1937 in Superior to Gertrude (Maki) and Peter Fair.

He had many hobbies throughout his life. One of his favorites was fishing the many rivers for walleyes, salmon, and trout. His favorite river was the Brule, where he would catch many steelhead trout and bring them home to his wife to bake and share with the whole family. He enjoyed going golfing in Wisconsin and Arizona. He scored a hole-in-one at Nemadji Golf Course his first time golfing. Known as the "Pickle King", Jerry loved growing cucumbers and making pickles for all to enjoy.

During the winter Jerry and his wife would like to get away from Superior's weather and travel to Lake Havasu, Arizona. Out there, he became an avid member of the Gold Hunting Club. He found quite a bit of gold including some nuggets that he had jewelry made out of for his family.

He married Mary Ann DeMeyer on October 27th, 1956 and they would have been celebrating their 60th anniversary this fall. Jerry loved to care for his wife and children. Together, he and Mary Ann took occasional trips to the casino to have a little fun.

He started working at the age of 18 as a lineman with Wisconsin Bell and worked his entire career in the telephone industry until his retirement.

He served with the Naval Reserve.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Gertrude Fair; beloved son, Douglas J. Fair; siblings, Jim Fair, David Fair, George Lee Fair, and Carolyn Karlon; beloved daughter-in-law, Tamara.

Survived by wife, Mary Ann; sons, Scott (Terri) Fair of Owatonna, MN; Greg Fair of Superior; grandchildren, Eric Fair, Alix Jensen, and Trevor Fair; great-grandson, Decker Jensen; siblings, Ronald Fair of Washington, Helen Kelly of Lake Havasu, AZ, Deb (William) Johnson of Lake Nebagamon, and Cindy (Robert) Sieler of South Range; and many nieces, nephew, and special friends.

Visitation will be from 12 until the 1 p.m. service on Monday, June 6, 2016 at Downs Funeral Home, 1617 N 19th Street, Superior, with Rev. Fr. Ronald Olson officiating. Following the service the family invites everyone to a luncheon at the Superior Moose Family Center.

Pallbearers will be his 3 grandchildren, Eric Fair, Alix Jensen, and Trevor Fair; Peter Quist, Henry 'Butch' DeMeyer, and Thomas Flaherty. Honorary pallbearers will be Jon Pahos, Donald DeMeyer, William Johnson, Robert Sieler, Thomas Sitek and John Raaflaub.

A private committal will be at Calvary Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of the 3rd floor Essentia Health Palliative Care unit for their compassion and wonderful care.