Jerome "Jerry" W Oppegard Obituary (1950

Jerome "Jerry" Oppegard, 70, Bismarck, passed away May 29, 2021, in a Bismarck hospital. A celebration of life service will be held 11 am on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Legion Park, 1111 10th Ave SW, Mandan. Jerry was born in Valley City, ND to Howard and Annamarie (Watne) Oppegard. He attended Mandan High School and went on to serve in the US Navy. Later Jerry earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Valley City State University. Most of his life, Jerry was an expert all things technology related, working for the State of ND in their IT department. Jerry loved watching baseball, camping and cruising the countryside on his Goldwing. Jerry is survived by his son, Mark (Trisha) Oppegard, Brooklyn Park, MN; son, Scott (Heidi) Oppegard, Oklahoma City, OK; three grandchildren, John Fiala, Gretta Fiala and Morgan Oppegard; parents, Howard (Carol) Oppegard and Annamarie Oppegard; brothers, Dave (Anne) Oppegard, Mike (Barb) Oppegard and Brady (Michelle) Oppegard; sister, Ardie (Dale) Lefor; nephews, Shawn, Nathan, Mitch, and Joseph; and nieces, Amber, Danielle, RaeLynn and Alyssa. Jerry was preceded in death by his grandparents John and Laura (Madsven) Oppegard and Walter and Adah (Skofstad) Watne.