Gerald “Jerry” Glenn Yunge passed away on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, at the age of 79 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Jerry was born on Oct. 31, 1946, to Glenn and Dorothy (Barr) Yunge. He graduated from Albert City High School in 1965.
After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He served in Vietnam and received an honorable discharge.
He was a backhoe operator for Freud's Construction in Gillette, Wyo., for many years until his retirement.
Jerry loved riding his four-wheeler, fishing and was excellent at woodworking for family and friends.
Preceding him in death where parents, Glen and Dorothy Young; and wife Marcia.
Jerry is survived by son Jeremy Yunge of Evans, Colo.; siblings: Susan (Paul) Reinert of Cherokee; Cheryl Gordon (Bill) of Cherokee; and Sally (Arthur) Bruce of Abilene, Texas; special extended family: Shannon, Tim and Elray Mixell of Morrison, Colo.; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
May his memory bring comfort to those who knew him.
