Gerald Lawrence Zedler

I just happened to catch this obit! My dad's best friend for MANY years was "Jerry". I remember being at his house in Richfield and he had some BIG tenessee walking horse I was allowed to ride. I remember, because my dad loved them too, icebox cookies that my grandma Ehlert made. My grandma and grandpa Ehlert were best friends of the Zedlers and likely because my grandpa worked in HVAC and refrigeration too. Jerry was an adventurous sort and my dad loved to tell stories of Jerry and his family....something about a chicken that lived in the house and once in a while got into the piano and scratched out a tune. I think the two of them and another friend DROVE the new AL-CAN highway all the way to Alaska. I can still see Jerry in his overalls at my dad's annual cornroast. These guys of this generation were one in a million and I am sad to see him go but now he can join my dad and reminisce about the good old days! My condolences to all-Eva Ehlert Tuinstra, Richfield, WI...daughter of Tom Ehlert