Jerry Youde

Jerry R. Youde, 62, of Cedar Falls, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at Allen Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born December 20, 1949, in Cherokee, Iowa, the son of Roger & Lorene (Kopp) Youde. He married Cynthia Hill May 8, 1970, at the Little Brown Church, in Nashua. Jerry was sales manager with Bruns Machinery and was Past President of United Church of Christ, both in Cedar Falls. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia, of Cedar Falls; five sons, Jeremy (Ben Nauman) Youde, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Steven (Carrie) Youde, of Concord, California, Christopher Youde, of Waterloo, Andrew Youde, of Davenport, and Joseph Youde, of Cedar Falls; four daughters, Melissa (Eric) Jeffrey, of Ft. Worth, Texas, Julie (Craig) Barnum, of Jackson, Missouri, and Emily Youde and Molly Youde, both of Cedar Falls; nine grandchildren, Hannah, Eli, and Lilly Jeffrey, Megan, Madison, and Joshua Barnum, Allyson and Sydney Youde, and Ava Pendleton; his mother, Lorene Espey, of Sutherland, Iowa; and three brothers, Robert (Linda) Youde, of McCall, Idaho, Dennis (Bobbi) Youde, of Maple Valley, Washington, and Jack (Donna) Youde, of Sutherland, Iowa. Jerry was preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Mike and David Youde. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at The United Church of Christ, with burial in Fairview Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be from 4 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour prior to service time at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.