Gerald W. Berryhill

HARVARD – Gerald Wayne Berryhill, 85, of Harvard, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday, May 8, 2011, at Rockford Memorial Hospital.
He was born Sept. 5, 1925, in Buffalo Center, Iowa, to Aaron and Iva (Orr) Berryhill. He married Darlene Crum on July 9, 1949, at Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. She died June 15, 1986. He then married Elaine Barrett on Oct. 26, 1987, in Harvard.
He was a mechanical engineer and worked at JI Case for 12 years, Starline Inc. in Harvard for eight years, and Filtertek in Hebron for 18 years. He served in the U.S. Army shortly after World War II.
He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Harvard, where he held many positions. He enjoyed reading, hunting, fishing, playing cards, bingo at the senior center, attending high school sporting events, and watching sports on TV.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine of Harvard; his children, Dixie (James) Blazier of Harvard, John (Kathy) Berryhill of Harvard, Lelia (James) Novak of Cherry Valley, Heidi (Jay) Tillotson of Jacksonville, Fla., and Glenda (Robert) Mundis of Harvard; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; his stepchildren, Bonnie Johnson of Leawood, Kan., Daniel (Áine) Armour-Barrett of Castle Rock, Colo., Heather (John) Ryder of Sparta, Wis., Andrew (Marian) Barrett of Providence, R.I., and Kerrie (Carl) Hobbs of Harvard; 13 stepgrandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and his siblings, Edith Andrews of Iowa City, Iowa, Frances Wubben of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Dr. Leroy (Meredith) Berryhill of Fort Dodge.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife; a granddaughter, Laura; his siblings, Ada Wubben, Marian Smith, Glenda Evans, Irvin Berryhill, Dr. Boyd Berryhill, Dr. Clinton Berryhill and Alan Berryhill, who was a World War II casualty.
The memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 14, at First Presbyterian Church, 7100 Harvard Hills Road, Harvard. The Rev. Jeff Borgerson will officiate.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or the Harvard Senior Center, the construction of which is being aided by Gerald's son-in-law, Bob Mundis, who is the building trades teacher at Harvard High School.
For information, call Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home in Harvard at 815-943-5400. Sign the online guest book at saundersmcfarlin.net.