Gerald "Jerry" Fuehrer

Gerald "Jerry" L. Fuehrer, 70, of Kearney died Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Monday, March 17, at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. The Rev. Gary Main will officiate. Interment will follow at 2:30 pm at the Sutton Cemetery in Sutton. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 pm, Sunday, March 16, at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. On-line condolences may be shared at www.osrfh.com. O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home of Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Jerry was born July 26, 1943, in Orlando, Florida, to Edwin and Laurietta (Burbach) Fuehrer. He grew up in Sutton, Nebraska, and was a member of the Sutton Federated Church and also an active member of Boy Scouts of America, achieving the level of Eagle Scout. Jerry graduated from Sutton High School in 1961 and received his degree in electronic engineering from Southeast Community College in 1963. Jerry was first employed as an engineer at KNOP-TV in North Platte, Nebraska, moved to Channel 3 in Omaha, then returned to KNOP-TV in North Platte as chief engineer, a position he held from 1964-1968. On September 20, 1969, Jerry was united in marriage to Linda Curren in Ogallala, Nebraska, and the couple made their home in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Jerry worked for KCRG-TV as assistant chief engineer from 1968-1979. For the next 35 years, from 1979 to the time of his death, Jerry served as Chief Engineer for Pappas Telecasting and NTV Network. He was also co-owner of the family business, Fuehrer’s Cheespred, made in his hometown of Sutton. Jerry entered the National Guard in 1964, honorably discharged in 1969. He was a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, the Sutton Chapter of American Legion, and the American Radio Relay League, maintaining a ham-radio license since high school. His hobbies included reading mysteries; watching TV documentaries, specifically of the WWII era; listening to 1950s-1960s music; visiting with neighbors and co-workers, spending time in his home electronics shop; and enjoying the company of the household pets, Alyssum and June. Survivors include his wife, Linda Fuehrer of Kearney; daughter, Sasha Elizabeth Conrad of Kearney; sister, Dee Fuehrer of Lincoln; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Elaine Curren of Minden; nephew, Scott Worster of Austin, Texas. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents.

Gerald "Jerry" Fuehrer

July 26, 1943 - March 12, 2014