Gerard Edmund Belter Sr.

Gerard Edmund Belter Sr., 87, of Fremont, Ohio died Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Jerry was born on June 22, 1939 and was raised in Parma, Ohio. He was a 1958 graduate of Parma Senior High School and after graduation he proudly served his country in the US Navy as a flight mechanic on the USS Wasp.

After his Navy service he joined Columbia Gas of Ohio in Parma starting as a meter reader and retired in June 2000 as a Supervisor working in Fremont, Ohio.

He loved motorcycles, gardening and fishing but most of all hunting and relaxing at his “cabin in the woods” near Pleasant City, Ohio.

Jerry is survived by his wife of 63 years Gayle, his son Frank Belter and daughter Kimberly Belter-Jacobs. He was preceded in death by his son Gerard E. Belter Jr.

Services are private.