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- [S234] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Rigard, Jerome Joseph. 17SEP2012.
Jerome Joseph Rigard 87, of Rustburg, Va., died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012.
He Born May 11, 1925 in St. Mary’s, PA, he was a son of the late Michael and Thersia Gschwendtner Rigard. For 36 years he was the husband of Thursie S. Rigard and the former husband of the late Amelia Continuous Rigard. He served in World War II, as a Gunner in the U.S. Air Force. He was with the 417th Bomb Gr. 675 Bomb Squadron with the 5th Air Force, serving in the South Pacific. He was a member of the Air Force Gunners Assoc., also the American Legion, the V.F.W., and St. Boniface Church in Kersey, PA.
In addition to his wife, Thursie, he is survived by children, Kenneth Rigard, Gary Rigard, Carl Paulson, Shirley Baker, Karen Larsen; brother, Leo Rigard; sister, Geneive Weichman; 8 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great- grandchildren.
Those wishing to make Memorial Contributions please consider St. Boniface Church in Kersey, Pa. 355 Main Street Kersey, PA, 15846 or White’s United Methodist Church 583 English Tavern Rd. Rustburg, VA 24588.
The family will have a memorial service at a later date.
Daily Press, The: 17SEP2012
HFA: 02SEP2023
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d. 15 Sep 2012, Rustburg, Campbell, Virginia, United States