Gerald ‘Jerry’ Robert Blaske

Posted on June 26, 2024

Gerald “Jerry” Robert Blaske, 79, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. He was born on Aug. 23, 1944, in Chicago, Ill., to Irene Julie Johnson and John Frank Blaske. Jerry moved to Perry in the mid-1980s, where he became active with the Perry Masonic Lodge and Perry Shrine Club. He had a career in law enforcement, working as a corrections officer with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) and, later, with the Florida Department of Corrections at Taylor Correctional Institution (TCI). He was an avid hunter, especially for coons, and was a trapper by trade for many years. He also enjoyed fishing and collecting antique clocks. A man of faith, he was a Baptist and longtime member of New Home Baptist Church. He took pride in having read the Bible from cover to cover more than 20 times, making notations in his Bible each time he started from Genesis to Revelation once again. He was preceded in death by a son, Louis Blaske. Jerry is survived by: his wife, Theresa Blaske; sons, Richard D. Blaske, Gerald Blaske Jr. and his wife, Cindy, and Kelly Blaske and his wife, Dawn; four grandchildren; and six grandchildren; along with a host of greatgrandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 29, at New Home Baptist Church, starting at 2 p.m. with Pastor Dustin Logan officiating. The family will receive friends one-half hour prior to the service, beginning at 1:30 p.m.