Graveside service and inurnment for Jerry Drysdale of Wisconsin, formerly of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2026 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler. Arrangements are under the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler. Online condolences www.schowengerdtchapel.com.
Jerry Keith Drysdale, the son of Clarence Richard and Hazel Marie (Igou) Drysdale was born in Butler, Missouri on December 25, 1937. He departed this life on December 18, 2025 in Mosinee, Wisconsin, one week short of his 88th birthday.
He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior and was baptized at a young age. Jerry attended Rich Hill (Missouri) High School where he was a class officer, member of the Student Council, FFA, FBLA, and participated in track, basketball, and football, graduating in 1955. In 1958 he was united in marriage with Mary Margaret Overton in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, where they made their home. To this union two children were born: Pamela Jeanne and Kevin Andrew.
Jerry was a timber buyer for Hiram Walker & Co. in Wisconsin, and later for Blue Grass Distilleries in Martinsville, Indiana, purchasing tracts of white oak timber for the production of barrels. He and Mary retired to Kronenwetter, Wisconsin where they enjoyed canoeing and other outdoor activities, and spending time with their children and grandchildren.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his children, Pam Zangl (Greg) and Kevin Drysdale; his grandchildren Kyle Drysdale, Kelsey Opal (Austin), and Ford Zangl; his two sisters, Norma Lea Mellenbruch and Marilyn Reed; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife.
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