Jerome (Jerry) Gerstenkorn died peacefully on April 24, 2024, 30 days before his 90th birthday with his wife, Maggie and family by his side. He was born May 24, 1934, in Odin, Kan., the son of Frank and Caroline (Kaiser) Gerstenkorn. On June 1st, 1954, he married his sweetheart, Maggie Wirtz, at St Joseph Catholic Church, in Ellinwood, Kan.