Gerald Ernest “Jerry” Falk, known by many of his friends as Doc, passed away on April 17, 2025, at his home.
Jerry was born on February 8, 1947, in Horton, KS, the son of Francis Ernest Falk and Genevieve Catherine (Keimig) Falk. The Falk family moved to Good Intent when Jerry was a baby, and he made his life in this community. He attended Good Intent School for all eight years and was a graduate of Atchison County Community High School in 1965.
Jerry married Janis Carol Roloff on August 10, 1974, at St. Joseph Catholic Church and they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary last year.
Jerry was a lifelong farmer and loved life on the farm. He was the fourth generation to farm the Keimig home place, where he and Jan made a home. He raised crops, hay, hogs, cattle, and daughters. He was known for his strong ethic of hard work and morals. He also pushed snow for Jim Watowa and worked in the maintenance department at Mount St. Scholastica.
He spent his free time fishing, mushroom hunting, deer hunting, butchering meat for the family, gardening and raising sweet corn, and watching westerns, but was especially known for his time spent visiting with his neighbors and very carefully navigating the roads at his own speed, in his later years.
Mass of Christian burial was on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at St. Joseph Church. Burial followed in Alderson Cemetery. Memorials may be left to the Atchison County Historical Society or Alderson Cemetery and may be left in the care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.
He is survived by his loving wife of the home, Jan Falk; two daughters, Jeanne (Adam) Jones of St. Francis, KS, Joyce (Brandon) Shirley of Horton, KS; his sister, Dorothy (Gilbert) Watowa of Atchison; his brother, Bill (Becky) Falk of Atchison; his brother-in-law, Rick Roloff of Atchison; and his four beloved grandsons, Clayton, Colton, Emmett and August Shirley.
He was preceded in death by his parents, in-laws Roy Roloff Sr and Hazel Roloff, sister-in-law Mary Jane Roloff and sister-in-law Dodie Falk.
