Mr. Jerry Dean Gehle

On Monday, October 17, 2022, Jerry Dean Gehle, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away at the age of 80. Jerry was born on April 30, 1942, in Junction City, KS to Charles and Marvalene (Decker) Gehle. Charles being career military, Jerry was raised in multiple places in the United States as well as Internationally in Newfoundland and Japan. Eventually the family settled in Redlands, CA where upon graduating high school he joined the US Army. His first major assignment sent him to Berlin Germany during the construction of the Berlin Wall. He served two years active duty and another four years reserve duty. Upon finishing his term of service, he married and raised a son Jeff and a daughter Tammy. He was employed at TRW at Norton AFB, in San Bernadino, CA. He transferred to TRW/Reda Pump in Bartlesville, OK in 1976, relocating his family to Bartlesville. Jerry continued his employment and retired from Reda Pump only to then jump in an eighteen-wheeler where he drove coast to coast for several years as a truck driver. Some of his favorite memories and funniest stories came from his time team driving with his Uncle Tommy Decker. In March 1989, he met the love of his life, Deana. They married in 1991, making their home in Scappoose OR and making him a bonus dad to Deana’s two kids Ben and Genevieve. Jerry relocated back to the Bartlesville area once more in 1997 to help in the care of his mother. Jerry had a passion for playing cards, working in the yard, watching old western or war movies, and watching football (especially OU). He loved to listen to “real” country and western music. He was known for his quick wit, his infectious smile, and his kind compassionate spirit. Jerry was preceded in death by his father and mother. He is survived by his wife Deana, Four children, Jeff Gehle and wife Tami of Coffeyville, KS, Tammy Hudgens and husband Mike of Dewey, OK, Ben Allen and wife Melissa of Hillsboro, OR, and Genevieve Arnett of Dewey, OK, seven grandchildren, Skylar Gehle and wife Kara, Shelyn (Gehle) Slavens and husband Andrew, Trevor Hudgens, Audrey Arnett, Kael Allen, Liam Allen, Lyric Allen, and three great grandchildren, Wyatt Gehle, Peyton Gehle, and Serena Gehle. Jerry is also survived by his brother Duane Gehle and wife Mary of Boynton, OK, and his sister Colleen Medlock of Cleveland, OK, as well as several cousins, nieces, and nephews. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at the Word of Truth Fellowship located at 16097 NE Bison Rd., Bartlesville, OK 74006 at 1pm.

Mr. Jerry Dean Gehle

April 30, 1942 - October 17, 2022