Jerry Sprengel

Jerry Sprengel Jerry L. Sprengel, 65, of Olympia passed away at Providence St. Peter hospital on December 7, 2012, one month after undergoing heart surgery. Jerry was born in Olympia to Al and Retta Sprengel and was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Teresa, his daughters Amy Greene of Olympia and Angie (Moshe) Seror of Israel daughters of Karen Nelson; step-son Ciaran Wilburn of Olympia; sisters Alretta Skellenger of Minnesota and Jeanne Allen of Bremerton; his nine grandchildren in Israel; and nieces, a nephew and cousins. Jerry served in the Air Force in Vietnam and after his military service worked as a land surveyor for Bracy & Thomas in Olympia. He went to work at the Olympia Brewing Co. in 1974 where he worked in the bottle shop on production, maintenance and finished as a warehouseman. He retired in 2000 after 27 years. Jerry had a lifelong interest in the outdoors, hunting, fishing and trapping and as a young man he was an accomplished woodsman. He attained the rank of Eagle Scout and spoke very fondly of his scouting days. He had many interests which included farming, gardening, bee keeping, building, rock hounding and he particularly loved old hand tools. He had an outgoing and inquisitive nature and was never shy to ask a question or share his knowledge. There will be a celebration of Jerry's life at Unity Church of Olympia, 1335 Fern St SW Olympia on December 29, 2012 at 3:00 pm.