Gary Dwain Germain
June 3, 1942 ~ September 29, 2022
Age 80 of Forest Lake. Loving Dad, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa and Brother passed away peacefully on September 29, 2022.
Preceded in death by wife and best friend, Sharon; granddaughter, Brittany; parents, Ray and Hazel Germain; siblings, Mary Kay (Dick) Tester, and Raymond (Bonnie). Survived by daughters, Sharisse Johnson, Toni (Derek) Outland; and sister Bonnie (Joe) Moris; grandchildren, Nicholas Johnson, Kayla (Scott) Creen, Dani (Miguel Hernandez) Doerr, Kaitlyn Doerr, Maximus Outland, Emily Outland; 3 great-grandchildren, Samantha Creen, Nolan Johnson, and Xiomara Hernandez; nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
A celebration of Gary’s life will be 2-5PM on Sunday, October 9th with a time of sharing beginning at 4PM at Roberts Family Funeral Home, Forest Lake. Interment at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Little Falls. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the Alzheimer's Association.
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Gary’s military service to our country.
I will always remember his smile and the cinnamon bread. When he would come and visit Toni he would bring an extra loaf for me 🙂
The most innocent and pure childhood memories; a child stepping into their grandparent’s house.
A warming welcoming smell from the wood-burning stove after treading through the snow-filled yard.
Stomach-rumbling excitement of the best home-cooked foods (that I today would love the recipes to).
The sweet tooth that is aching for the candy pot filled with caramel hard candies and strawberry creme savers.
The tradition of picking out a classic Disney movie on VHS (the real-life original Disney+).
More adventures and exploring a child could imagine, in what presented to be a never-ending yard.
All this and so much more are filled because of the two most loving grandparents.