Gerald W. “Jerry” Roney
Saturday, May 17, 1947
Date of Death:
Monday, March 17, 2025
Age:
77 years old
Visitation
Date: Sunday March 23, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Funeral Service
Date: Sunday March 23, 2025
Time: 11:00 am
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Byron Cemetery
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Saturday, May 17, 1947
Date of Death:
Monday, March 17, 2025
Age:
77 years old
Saturday, May 17, 1947
Date of Death:
Monday, March 17, 2025
Age:
77 years old
Gerald W. “Jerry” Roney
Gerald W. “Jerry” Roney – Kasson, MN
Gerald Wallace Roney, 77, of Kasson, MN, died Monday, March 17, 2025, at home.
Jerry was born on May 17, 1947, in Decorah, IA to Wallace and Elva Roney. He graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester, MN in 1965. On January 28, 1967, he married Linda Egge at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN. The couple lived in Rochester, Golden Valley, Hopkins, and Young America before settling in Byron, MN to raise their family. They then moved to Kasson, MN. Jerry worked as a master electrician at Foster Electric and finished his career at IBM until his retirement. He spent 25 years on the Byron Volunteer Fire Department serving 6 of those years as Fire Chief.
Jerry loved spending time with his grandchildren. He especially loved listening to his granddaughter sing and play guitar and watching her play sports. One of his favorite places to be was the racetrack watching his grandson race – he was his biggest fan.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; son, Brian of Kasson, MN; daughter, Julie (Jason)Hoff of Mantorville, MN; and two grandchildren, AJ Hoff and Hannah Hoff.
The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Sunday, March 23, 2025, in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. prior to the service on Sunday. The burial will be at a later date.
A livestream of the service will be available on the Macken website.
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The family of Gerald W. “Jerry” Roney has received the following condolences.
Dear Linda, I was so sorry to hear of Jerry’s passing. I know he fought the good fight for a long time. Please know our family is with you in thought and prayer, mourning a great and loving man. Blessings on you, your children and grandchildren. I have cared about you since I met you at your wedding. Love, Sandy
To the family of Jerry W Roney. My wife Kathy and I send condolence to the family of Jerry. I was a childhood friend in Chester Mn. He was a good friend and I am sorry I did not stay in touch. Again our condolences to the family.
I’m sorry to hear of Jerry’s passing. My mother Arlene was Jerry’s cousin and we used to camp in Decorah with Jerry and Linda, Wally and Elva and mom’s sister Luverne Johnson and her husband Howard. I have fond memories of those days! Jerry was so fun to be around!
My thoughts and prayers go out to your family. Jerry was such a great person. He was such fun to be around. Mark thought the world of him. He will be missed.
Gail Cook and family
Linda and Family,
I was so sorry to hear about Jerry’s passing. You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. May God give you comfort and peace! 🤗❤️🙏🏻
Karen Olson
Brian, I’m so sorry for your loss. Please know that I’m here for you, whether you need someone to talk to or just some quiet support. Sending you my deepest condolences and keeping you and your family in my thoughts during this tough time. -Matt & Erika
Linda and family, so sorry to hear about Jerry. He will be remembered with a smile. God bless.
So sorry for your families loss. Jerry and I grew up together in Chester. He was a great guy and a wonderful friend. May God be with you all at this time of need. My sincere condolences to each of you. Heaven has received a great man.
My prayers are with you Linda and your family Jerry was a great guy the fire duck will be missed
My condolences to Jerry's family. I worked with Jerry for many years at IBM and Fluor. I learned a lot from "Roney" over the years and he was great fun to work with. We worked a lot of long hours years ago on shutdowns and outages at the IBM plant in Rochester. Roney always made the long hours more enjoyable.
I met Jerry while working at Piggly Wiggly when we were in high school. He was the king of the produce department. We hung out after work and made a few memorable road trips. The details shall remain redacted. We also often ran into each other in the halls of IBM. Great guy, I remember him fondly.
I worked with Jerry at both IBM and Fluor. He was one hell of a great guy. Smart, but didn't act like he was better than you.
I learned the hard way that you don't try to turn a fire hose against him. Did I ever get wet! He'll be missed.