Gerald L. "Jerry" Wile

1923 - 2013

Gerald "Jerry" Wile, 90
Bolton - Gerald L. "Jerry" Wile, 90, of 31 Lancaster Road, died Sunday, June 23, 2013, in his home, peacefully in his sleep, after an extended battle with heart disease. His wife of 45 years, Natalie (Vattes) Wile, died in 1997.
He leaves a son, Gerald L. Wile, Jr. and his wife, Kathy, of Mason, NH; two daughters: Jennifer Wile Jacobs and her husband, Fredrick, of Clinton, and Lauren Kossler and her husband, William, of Winston-Salem, NC; seven grandchildren: Rachel & Noah Jacobs, Brendan Wile, Heather Wile Lee, and Adam, Sam & John Kossler; three great-grandchildren: Joel Jacobs, Aurora Humphrey, and Jase Lee. He was one of eight siblings: Harold Wile, Carl Wile, David Wile, Norman Wile, Donald Wile, Anna Wile Snow, and Ruth Wile Hagloff, all predeceased. He was also predeceased by longtime friend, Helen Carey of East Bridgewater.
Jerry was born in Bolton and raised in East Bridgewater, son of Laurie E. and Mary E. (Linscott) Wile. He was a graduate of East Bridgewater High School, and a US Navy Veteran of WWII where he was ranked Signalman First Class in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. He moved back to the area in the 1950's and became a long-time resident of Bolton.
For nearly 40 years, he worked in various capacities in the Water Well Industry, first at R.E. Chapman Co., West Boylston, and later, at Whitman & Howard, Inc., Wellesley, retiring as a Field Engineer.
He was an avid horse racing fan and enjoyed horse shoes, fishing, and farming with his late wife's family on the Vattes Farm in Bolton.
Jerry's funeral will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2013 with a service at 10:00 a.m. in the McNally & Watson Funeral Home, 304 Church St., Clinton. Burial will follow in South Cemetery, Bolton. Relatives and friends are invited to attend calling hours at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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