Gerald "Jerry" Thibodeau
Gerald "Jerry" Thibodeau
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Gerald "Jerry" Charles Thibodeau, age 93, passed peacefully on August 31, 2024. A loving husband to the late Virginia Victoria Thibodeau, he is survived by his son, Edward (Amy), sister Evelyn Clendennin and brother Edmund (Beulah). Jerry was the grandfather to Emily Mecham (Brett), Daniel Thibodeau (Alyssa), and great grandfather to Madeleine, Vienna and Ella.
Born in Detroit, MI on August 11, 1931 to Charles and Beatrice Thibodeau, Jerry grew up and lived in Royal Oak before moving to Oxford Township in his later years. A 1950 graduate of Royal Oak High School, he proudly served in the Air Force during the Korean War.
Visitation Monday, September 9, 10am until Funeral Service at 12 noon at Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 705 W. Eleven Mile Rd., Royal Oak. Interment at White Chapel Cemetery.
Memorial contributions are requested to Habitat for Humanity: www.habitat.org/support/honor-memorial-gifts.
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