Was Born To Eternal Life on Monday, March 7, 2005. Age 86 years. Loving brother of Sr. Blanche Thiel. Preceded in death by siblings, Margaret (Bud) Donahue, Beatrice (Claud) Petrykowski, Isabel (Harvey) Damp, Marcella (Fritz) Petrykowski and Jerome Thiel. Gerald is further survived by nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Visitation THURS 9-10 AM at THE CHURCH of ST. AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO, 2530 S. Howell Ave. Mass of Christian Burial at 10AM. Interment with Military Honors to follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Gerald was a WWII veteran serving his country in the U.S. Army and a retiree of Caterpillar. PRASSER-KLECZKA South Suburban Chapel 414-282-6080