Jerome Naber
January 5, 1936 ~ August 12, 2010
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Jerome F. Naber, 74, of Pierre, formerly of Polo, died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at St. Mary's Healthcare Center in Pierre. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 14 at St. Liborious Catholic Church in Polo. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Polo.
Jerome was born January 5, 1936 at Faulkton the second of three sons to Frank and Renata (Wieseler) Naber of Polo. Jerome attended St. Liborious Elementary graduating from Fairview High School in 1954. After farming with his father for two years, Jerome entered the Army in 1956, receiving training at Fort Chaffee, AR and Fort Belvoir, VA. He was transferred to Fort Richardson, AK, where the remainder of his military service was as a member of the Military Police. On June 26th 1957, he and Carol Ann Martinmaas of Polo were married by the Air Force Chaplin at Fort Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Following his army discharge in 1958 he and Carol returned to South Dakota and Jerome became the manager of the Farmers Oil Company in Orient. Jerome was elected Mayor of Orient and directed the construction of a new building to house the Farmers Oil Company complete with new service bays.
Jerome was especially proud of his leadership role planning and preparing the Orient Jubilee. He often reminisced of driving in the parade with his 5 year old daughter Jody by his side, dressed in a pioneer style dress made by her mother Carol, in a new Buick convertible that he had convinced an Aberdeen car dealer to provide.
In 1970 the family moved to Aberdeen and in 1972 Jerome moved to Denver, Colorado where he worked in the construction industry. In the late 1970s Jerome moved to Casper, Wyoming where he was supervisor for Steel Structures Inc. He retired to Polo, SD. He met Dorothy Louise McGruder in 1993 and they were married on September 2, 1995. They purchased a home in Pierre in 1996 where Jerome enjoyed hobbies such as yard work, finishing projects, and home improvement.
He is survived by children, Louis Francis (Kristie) of Hudson, Wisconsin, Margaret Mary of Columbia, South Carolina, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Jerome is also survived by his second wife, Dorothy Louise Naber of Pierre, South Dakota and brother Leo (Betty) Naber of Polo, South Dakota. He was preceded in death by brother Bernard, wife Carol Ann Naber and two of their four children, Jodine Marie and Russell Jerome.
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Jerome was born January 5, 1936 at Faulkton the second of three sons to Frank and Renata (Wieseler) Naber of Polo. Jerome attended St. Liborious Elementary graduating from Fairview High School in 1954. After farming with his father for two years, Jerome entered the Army in 1956, receiving training at Fort Chaffee, AR and Fort Belvoir, VA. He was transferred to Fort Richardson, AK, where the remainder of his military service was as a member of the Military Police. On June 26th 1957, he and Carol Ann Martinmaas of Polo were married by the Air Force Chaplin at Fort Elmendorf Air Force Base.
Following his army discharge in 1958 he and Carol returned to South Dakota and Jerome became the manager of the Farmers Oil Company in Orient. Jerome was elected Mayor of Orient and directed the construction of a new building to house the Farmers Oil Company complete with new service bays.
Jerome was especially proud of his leadership role planning and preparing the Orient Jubilee. He often reminisced of driving in the parade with his 5 year old daughter Jody by his side, dressed in a pioneer style dress made by her mother Carol, in a new Buick convertible that he had convinced an Aberdeen car dealer to provide.
In 1970 the family moved to Aberdeen and in 1972 Jerome moved to Denver, Colorado where he worked in the construction industry. In the late 1970s Jerome moved to Casper, Wyoming where he was supervisor for Steel Structures Inc. He retired to Polo, SD. He met Dorothy Louise McGruder in 1993 and they were married on September 2, 1995. They purchased a home in Pierre in 1996 where Jerome enjoyed hobbies such as yard work, finishing projects, and home improvement.
He is survived by children, Louis Francis (Kristie) of Hudson, Wisconsin, Margaret Mary of Columbia, South Carolina, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Jerome is also survived by his second wife, Dorothy Louise Naber of Pierre, South Dakota and brother Leo (Betty) Naber of Polo, South Dakota. He was preceded in death by brother Bernard, wife Carol Ann Naber and two of their four children, Jodine Marie and Russell Jerome.
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