Jerome "Jerry" LeRoy Roehrich, age 66, New Leipzig, ND, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer, on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center, Elgin, ND.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am MDT on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig with Pastor John Amundson officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Cemetery with Full Military Honors being afforded by the Baesler-Achtenberg American Legion Post # 211 of New Leipzig.


The visitation will be on Tuesday, April 12th from 3 – 7 pm, with a gathering for family and friends at 7 pm, all at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.


Serving as casketbearers are Curt DeGree, Arlen Scholl, Dave Weller, Dale Sayler, Jim Weller, and Kelly Roth. All of Jerry's family and friends are considered Honorary Bearers.


JEROME LEROY ROEHRICH was born on April 22, 1949, the son of Matthew and Theresa (Vetter) Roehrich in Bismarck, ND. He was raised in Bismarck and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1967. After graduation, he entered the Marine Corps in 1968 and was stationed in Hawaii, serving as a pay clerk. He was Honorably Discharged in 1970.
After his time in the service, Jerry worked for Missouri Valley Meats in Bismarck for nine years. In 1979 he started working for First State Bank in New Leipzig, later known as Dakota Community Bank, where he worked for 34 years, until his retirement in 2013.

On August 22, 1970 he married the love of his life, Carol Weller, and they spent 45 years together as husband and wife. Together, they had two sons, Ryan and Michael.

Jerry was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig, and was involved in many organizations including the Bismarck Elks,the Elgin Lions, and the New Leipzig American Legion Baesler Achtenberg Post # 211. Jerry also served as Mayor of New Leipzig from 2012 until April 1, 2016.

Jerry loved going to auction sales. He always told everyone "my wife banned me from going to the sales because the pick-up is always full when I get home." He also enjoyed refinishing old furniture pieces, a good game of golf, fishing, and spending time at the family lake home at Lake Tschida.

Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife, Carol; his two sons and daughters-in-law, Ryan and Adrienne Roehrich, Seattle, WA; and Michael and Kerry Roehrich, Omaha, NE; his two special grandchildren, Emilynn and Jonah; his dad, Matthew, Bismarck, ND; and two sisters, Vivian (Marvin) Becker, Hutchinson, KS; and Annette (Arlen) Scholl, Bismarck, ND.

He was preceded in death by his mom, Theresa; his mother and father-in law, Betty and Albert Weller, and an infant sister.

In lieu of flowers, memorial has been established by the family.