Gerald "Jerry"

Tesch

Gerald "Jerry" Tesch, 77, of Jefferson, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023.

He was born on June 21, 1946, to the late Norman and Bernice (Goers) Tesch in Watertown, WI.

He was a graduate of the Lake Mills High School, class of 1965.

Jerry worked at Lake Mills Concrete and later at Kolar Arms in Racine.

He married the former Bonnie Duessler on February 13, 1971, at the new Trinity Lutheran Church on Pine Street. They were the first couple to be married there.

Jerry was a member of the ATA (Amateur Trapshooting Association) and the WTA (Wisconsin Trapshooting Association) He was inducted into the WTA Hall of Fame in 1994. He was on the Wisconsin All State Team several times and won many awards nationwide.

During his shooting career he registered 78,100 single targets with 98.22% hits; 69,450 handicap targets with 90.73% hits and 54,700 double targets with 93.76% hits.

Jerry will be missed by many.

He is survived by the love of his life, Bonnie Vehlow; her son, Luke Vehlow; sisters, Nancy Warnecke of Lake Mills, Patty (James Hubbard) Tesch of Sevierville, TN, Wendy (Michael) Tesch-Lunde of Stoughton, WI, Cindy (Bill Astell) Tesch of Jefferson; nieces and nephews Katie McArthur, Nicole Kadinger, Jessica Lunde, Christopher Warnecke; further survived by his extended family of many hunting, fishing, and trapshooting friends.

He was also preceded in death by his brother, James M. Tesch; grandparents Ester (Woelffer-Tesch) Stockel, Emil Tesch, Edward Stockel, Ewald Goers, Anna (Kelch) Goers; close friends, Robert "Porky" Stark, Terry Small, Ken "Ripper" Roehl, and Ardie Curtin.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Deerfield Rod & Gun Club. This is a potluck, but hot/cold sandwiches will be provided along with a cash bar.

If desired, memorials in Jerry's name would be appreciated to the family or Wisconsin Trapshooting Associates, 1312 Akron Drive, Nekoosa, WI 54457.

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