Jerry Maurice Harmel

Jerry M. Harmel, 69, of Bennett, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 of natural causes in the Iowa Masonic Health Facility in Bettendorf, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 10:30 am, Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. Burial in the Inland Cemetery, Bennett. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 13, 2014 at Fry's from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. A memorial fund has been established in his memory and may be donated to the Jerry Harmel Memorial Fund. Jerry was born on September 1, 1944 in Davenport, Iowa, the son of Edwin Henry and Marjorie Loretta Brannaman Harmel. He attended Bennett High School and made his living as a farm machinery implement dealer. On August 29, 1964 he was united in marriage to Mariann Kaye Swenson in Calamus, Iowa. He enjoyed camping and spending time with his grandchildren and friends. Jerry will be remembered for his quick wit. Surviving is his wife, Mariann, of Bennett, Iowa; daughter, Tonya (Lyle) Hermiston of Tipton; sons, Troy (Debbie) Harmel of Walcott and Todd Harmel of Bennett; grandchildren, Richlen Harmel, Laken, Connor and Carter Hermiston, Charlie Bernal, and Kristina (Daniel) Judas; great-grandchildren, Hudson and Lexington; and brother, Robert (Sandra) Harmel of Tipton, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws, and grandparents.