Jerry Lee Warner

Service Details

A memorial gathering will be held in Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon, February 1, 2025 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm with an open-mic time of sharing beginning at 4:30 pm. For those who wish, please come with a story or memory to share.  Private interment will take place in West Lawn Memorial Park.

Memorial Suggestions

Due to floral allergies within the family, kindly refrain from sending flowers. Rather, memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to any animal rescue of your choice have been suggested.

Racine – Jerry Lee Warner, age 84, passed away peacefully, with family at his side, on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at home.

Jerry was born in Racine, WI on January 10, 1941 to the late Grover and Dorothy (nee: Canter) Warner. He was a graduate of Washington Park High School. Although he never bragged about it, Jerry was born with such intelligence that he was invited into Mensa International, the world’s oldest and largest high-IQ society. With a profound work ethic, Jerry was dedicated factory foreman for Welch’s Electric, Jensen Metal and Winrich, from where he retired.

Among his interests, Jerry enjoyed gardening & landscaping; caring for his cats; was quite the talented woodworker; avid golfer, photographer & reader; enjoyed solving crossword puzzles and was a decorated competitive marksman. Above all, he was proud of his entire family.

Surviving are his children, Robert (Kim) Braun, Renee (Brian) Bangart, Sandra Kucharski and Melissa (Chris) Condon; 9 grandchildren, Shauna (Sarah) Braun, Mark (Heather) Braun, Adam (Tina) Hensley, Larissa Moon, Katie-Lynne Schneider, Jeremy (Sharon) Kucharski, Matthew Doe, Michael Doe and Jacob (Kathleen) Doe; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia (Jack) Taubert; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Katherine Elsie (nee: Noyes) Warner (passed away Oct. 20, 1988); son-in-law, Richard “Rick” Kucharski (passed away Jan. 24, 2020); grandson-in-law, Kevin Schneider (passed away March 16, 2021); and by his all-time favorite cat, Ralph.

A memorial gathering will be held in Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon, February 1, 2025 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm with an open-mic time of sharing beginning at 4:30 pm. For those who wish, please come with a story or memory to share.  Private interment will take place in West Lawn Memorial Park. Due to floral allergies within the family, kindly refrain from sending flowers. Rather, memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to any animal rescue of your choice have been suggested.