Jerome Huiras

Jerome Dean Huiras was born on November 29, 1936, on the family farm in Leavenworth Township, Brown County, MN to Thomas & Marie (Green) Huiras. He grew up and attended school in Mulligan Township. As a young man, Jerome and his family moved back to the farm which has now been in the Huiras family for over 150 years. On June 8, 1961, Jerome married Dorothy Mary Walter at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clements. He enjoyed farming, the outdoors, hunting, and trapshooting. Most of all, he cherished time with friends and family. Jerome was proud of his Army Reserve service. Jerome died on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at the Olivia Care Center at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife Dorothy of Sleepy Eye; daughter Deborah (Michael) Dove of New Ulm and their children Jory and Joshua; daughter Tamara (David) Helget of Sleepy Eye and their children Matthew (fiancée Danielle), Nolan (Saydi), Larissa (fiancé David) and Nicholas; daughter Shari (Kevin) Halling of Rochester and their children Meredith (Luke) and Geoffrey; son Corey (Kristin) Huiras of Sleepy Eye and their children Isaac, Bella, Jackson, Lydia, Easton, Emerson, and Grayson Jerome; sister Lois M. (Gerald) Hines of Alexandria; and in-laws - Leonard (Alice) Walter, Andrew (Sharon) Walter, Arlene Huschke, and Michael Walter. Jerome was preceded in death by his parents, parents-in-law Nicholas and Cecelia Walter and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Nicholas Jr. and Joan Walter and family friend Clarence Valliant. Visitation 1 9:00 am - 11:00 am Monday, December 17, 2018 Church of the Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth 30868 Co. Rd. 24 Leavenworth, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 11:00 am Monday, December 17, 2018 Church of the Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth 30868 Co. Rd. 24 Leavenworth, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information Church of the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery 30974 Co. Rd. 24 Leavenworth, Minnesota, United States 56085