Gerald Gordon Muehlenberg

Gerald (Jerry / Buzz) Gordon Muehlenberg of Oconomowoc died peacefully surrounded by his immediate

family on Tuesday July 25, 2023, at the age of 80 years old after a battle with cancer.

Jerry was born in Milwaukee on November 17, 1942, and was the first of three children to Gordon and

MaryJane (Dunn) Muehlenberg. Jerry grew up in Milwaukee with his brother (Clifford) and sister

(Rosemary). Jerry enjoyed playing saxophone with the J-Combo Trio and occasionally his dad’s band. He

graduated high school in 1960 from Don Bosco later known as St. Thomas More. After high school, he

enrolled in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and later joined the US Air Force in 1962. Jerry

received training in the photographic squadron as a sound mixer sound man in the Air Force while based

in Florida and performed these duties during his time of service prior to being discharged in 1966.

After the military, Jerry came back to Milwaukee and began his career in audio / video production,

editing and duplication with a number of small businesses such as Kluge, Marx, Centercom, and Great

Lakes Production. It was during his time at Kluge that Jerry met Susan Taylor. Jerry and Sue were married

in 1969, and later moved to Brown Deer to start a family. They have a daughter, Jenny and a son

Michael.

In their free time, Jerry and Sue made friends that shared the same interests including bowling,

snowmobiling, motorcycling and entertaining. They maintained an active life having “Fun Times” prior to

retirement. The Muehlenberg family grew together for 30+ years in their Brown Deer home before Jerry

and Sue retired to Oconomowoc in 2013.

Jerry is survived by his wife Sue of Oconomowoc, his children, Jenny (Robert) Kyle of CO and son Michael

(Brenda) Muehlenberg of Oconomowoc, and his grandchildren Molly, Addison, Paige, and Celine.

He is further survived by his siblings Clifford Muehlenberg and Rosemary Wickerham, his sisters-in-law

Judith Taylor and Marilyn Muehlenberg, brothers-in-law Richard Taylor, Michael Taylor, Douglas (Betty)

Taylor and many beloved nieces and nephews.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents Gordon and MaryJane, father and mother-in-law Richard and

Beatrice Taylor, sisters-in-law Kristine, Nancy (Michael) and Ruth (Richard) Taylor.

The family is grateful to the staff at Angel’s Grace Hospice for their care and support of Jerry.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Milwaukee VA Medical Center or Heart of the Nation Milwaukee

(https://www.heartofthenation.org/) would be appreciated.

A visitation will take place on Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 at Pagenkopf Funeral Home (NEW LOCATION : 2228 N Silver Maple Lane, Oconomowoc, WI 53066) from 9:30am - 11:00am with a Memorial Service to follow where military honors will be accorded. Jerry will be laid to rest at Summit Cemetery at a private family ceremony.

(Location of Pagenkopf Funeral Home: We are located just South of Aurora Summit Hospital, east on Delafield Road)