Jerry Hackert, 82, of Sully, passed away Mar. 5, 2025. Memorial ser-vices were at 11 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 8, at Sully Community Church A private family interment was held at Sully Cemetery prior to the memorial service.
Jerry was born March 2, 1943, to Carl and Christine (Terlouw) Hackert. He attended Lynnville-Sully School and graduated with the Class of 1961.
July 7, 1964, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Vande Krol in Sully First Reformed Church. Jerry worked as a dairy farmer, carpenter, and Maytag employee, as well as various other places. Jerry enjoyed the Iowa State Fair, antiquing, and cowboy movies.
Jerry is survived by his wife Phyllis and their family: Maria (Todd) Hendricks, Savannah (Taylor) Jones, Marcus, and Lucius, Kaitlin (Tommy) Moreno, the late David Ellerbe; Stephen (Diane) Hackert, Daphne, Dalton, Summer, and the late Angela; and foster children: Anita Kirkman and her family Lucas (Catie) Zurcher, April (DJ) Miles, Amber (Tyler) Mathis, Anna Zurcher, and the late Drayden Kirkman; the late Jack Kirkman and Kayla (Alex) Geurts; and Rick Kirkman.
He is also survived by his siblings Ken (Verna) Hackert of Lynnville and Karen (Don) Jansen of Grinnell, and sister-in-law Karen Hackert of Sully.
Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Lavonne (Forrest) Van Wyk, and brother Paul Hackert.
