Gerald “Jerry” Gotmer, 87, of rural Marshall, MO, died Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Westport Estates in Marshall.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home. Burial with military rites will follow at Peninsula Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Peninsula Cemetery or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com
Born May 21, 1939, in Saline City, MO, he was the son of the late Aloysius Bernard Gotmer and Kathryn Hagedorn Gotmer. Jerry lived in Saline County most of his life, was a 1957 graduate of Slater High School, and a former member of St. Peter Catholic Church. Following graduation, he enlisted into the United States Navy, serving on the USS Midway, and was honorably discharged. He was a member of V.F.W. Post 2646 in Marshall. On June 2, 1963, he married Gladys Holland, and she preceded him in death.
Jerry was a hard worker his entire life and worked at MFA Oil and at Quinn Concrete, later Coreslab, where he was a batch plant man and truck driver for over 30 years. Outside of work, Jerry was proud to have coached boys’ baseball and girls’ softball in Blackwater for 18 years. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Jerry met Virginia DeWitt and they were blessed to have spent over 30 years together prior to her death.
Survivors include four children: Vickie Zeller (Chris) of Boonville, Vonda Gotmer of Springfield, Al Gotmer (Shannon) of Marshall and Mikey Gotmer (Danica) of Marshall; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; four sisters: Allyne Sanders of Slater, Joyce Stith of Lake of the Ozarks, Janie Shaver of Sedalia and Patty Nelson of Marshall; as well as all of Virginia’s family; nieces and nephews, and other extended family.
In addition to his parents, wife, and companion; Jerry was preceded in death by a grandson, Andy Zeller; a great-grandson, Drake Talbott; and two sisters, Judy Fuchs and Maggie Leimkuehler.
Source: KMZU, The Farm
