Robert "Jerry" J. Finn
September 19, 1947 ~ July 2, 2013
Jerry was born on Sept 19, 1947 to Robert Bob Finn and Katherine Kate Babcock Finn in St. Paul he was the 3rd of 9 children. He graduated in 1965 from Central High School. He joined the Army in 1966 and was very proud of his service to his country, spending some of his time in Germany before coming home to St. Paul. He worked for the City of St. Paul for many years before retiring from the Public Works Department in 2009. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents. Jerry is survived by his wife Susan; 4 daughters, Christine (Dean) Sand, Shannon Blake (Chris), Dana Finn, Melissa (Kyle) Hauck; 5 grandchildren: Madelyn, Brandon, Dakota, Will and Lillian; 8 siblings: Denny Finn, Barb (Bob) Schlundt, Kitty (Dave) Haider, Mike (Cheryl) Finn, Colleen Logan, Mary Richter, Pat Finn, Kelly (Greg) Searles; step-children, Lisa (Troy) Workman, Tanya (Tony) Peltier, Carli Gardner, and Chad Gardner; 8 step-grandchildren; numerous loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Visitation will be at the Roberts Funeral Home in Forest Lake from 9-10:30 AM, Monday, July 8th followed by a short service officiated by Church of St. Peter of Forest Lake. Military Honors presented by the Forest Lake VFW. There will be an Irish celebration of life held at the Half Time Rec (1013 Front St) in St. Paul beginning at 2 PM on July 8th. Interment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The family requests memorials to the family in lieu of flowers.
YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ALL YOUR FRIENDS AT THE HALF TIME REC. YOU WERE ALWAYS A GREAT FRIEND OF MINE. RIP YOUR FRIEND JOE MAMA
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Jerry’s military service to our nation.
You will be missed.
I have too many memories, of either working or just hanging out with Jer. We shared many laughs. He was a great guy and will be missed.
Sorry for your loss.
We always got in a lot of trouble when we were kids back in the day. But Jerry and I always had a good time. Life is too short. I miss all those days.
I can’t really pick out a singular memory of Jerry that sticks out more than any other, but what I will always remember about Jerry is the quality of Friend that he has always been to my Mom and Dad. Bud and Jerry have had their share of “moments”, but they somehow survived them all! And watching Kitty (Miller) (too many Kitty’s in his life!) trying to deal with the two of them was like watching someone trying to herd cats! She’d yell, they’d laugh, she’d get so mad at the two of them she could spit fire…but ultimately Jer would give her a big kiss on the cheek and tell her “you know I love ya Kit” and somehow all would be right with the world! Jerry has been there through the good, the bad and the ugly for the Miller Family and has never once let us down. He was a true friend in every meaning of the word and he will be dearly missed and always fondly remembered. RIP Jer, though you have passed through our lives, you will remain forever in our hearts.
My favorite memory of Jer is the day before he passed away, we were having lunch and I said You love me don’t ya Jer, his aswer of course I do Kathleen. Love you with all my heart and will miss you forever. I love you Jer, Kitty Jo