Gerald

Corwin

Gerald (Jerry) Corwin was born September 29, 1929 at the Bruner Homestead in Defiance, Ohio. He was the sixth of eleven children born to William A. and Verna E (Bruner) Corwin. Jerry attended Oak Grove School in Delaware Township until the 7th grade and attended Sherwood-Delaware High School. He was raised on his family's dairy farm and started his own gravel hauling business at the age of 16. He worked in construction, on the farm, and served in the US Air Force from 1950 until 1952 achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He completed his training at Scott Air Base in Illinois and was stationed in Germany at Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt. He built radios for war planes during the Korean War Conflict. He fell in love with Christine Gross and they married on August 8, 1953. They built their first home across the road on the family farm and later lived in town.

Chris and Jerry have had sixty-four years of marriage with a love to be both envied and admired. They had four children; Randall Clayton in 1955, Jewel Ellen in 1957, Terry Lynn in 1968, and Joan Elizabeth in 1960. They re-located to Garden Grove, CA in 1963. Jerry worked for Hunt Wesson Foods in Fullerton, CA and then to Four S Bakery. He later was offered the position as Chief Engineer of Weber's Bakery Plant in San Diego and bought a home there. They moved to Grand Rapids, MI for about two years and back to San Diego where Jerry became the Plant Manager for Weber's Bakery. After retirement from Interstate Brands, Jerry and Chris moved back to Ohio in 1991 to be closer to family. They purchased a home in Melrose and Jerry served on the Town Council and worked to improve the town. Christine had been sewing for bakeries over the years and they started a sewing business. In 1997, they built a new home in Paulding. They sold their business many years later.

Jerry is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-four years, Christine and two daughters, Jewel Loff-Polk (Glen Polk) of Irvine, CA and Joan Ryan (Michael Ryan) of Aurora, CO.; six grandchildren; Graham Loff, Matt Loff, Allison Weber, Cameron Ryan, Adam Corwin, Christopher Corwin and seven great-grandchildren; sister, Arlene Wetter and brother, Melvin Corwin. He is preceded in death by parents, William Aden Corwin and Verna Ellen Bruner Corwin; siblings; Leone Wilder, Clarence Corwin, Robert Corwin, Luella Beardsley, William Corwin, Marvin Corwin, Betty Harrison and Ronald Corwin; his two sons, Randall Clayton Corwin and Terry Lynn Corwin; and two grandchildren, Jonathan Michael Ryan and Megan Christine Ryan.

His loss will be felt so deeply but our faith assures us that we will all be together again in Heaven. Randy and Terry were there to welcome him to his eternal home with Jesus.

Funeral service will be conducted 11 AM Friday, December 29, 2017 at the Paulding Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding.

Visitation will be 4 – 8 PM Thursday, December 28 at Den Herder Funeral Home, Paulding.

The family suggests donations made to the CHP Hospice; Paulding Co Senior Center; or Gardens of Paulding.