Jerryd R. D. Blangy, 13, of Fairfax, died Monday, July 23, 2012, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, by Rev. Bob Westfall. Family will greet friends from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2012, at the funeral home. Burial: Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax, Iowa.
Survivors include his parents, Robert and Mary Blangy, Jr; brother, Luke S. A. Blangy; maternal grandfather, “Pappa” Daryl Kern of Marion; his pets, Babe, Benny, Tinkerbell, and Miley; aunts, Shannon, Jacqueline, Bethanie, Natalie, Fawn and Jeanne; uncles, Daniel, Kelly, Tony, Josh, Brandon and Poko; cousins, Carina, Valerie, Lilly and Gwendolyn; and visiting nurses, Krista, Cathy and Dave.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Gwendolen Kern; and paternal grandfather, Robert A. Blangy.
Jerryd was born April 3, 1999, the son of Robert and Mary (Kern) Blangy, Jr., in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was in the 6th grade thru the Marion Home School Assistance Program. Jerryd loved to draw and was quite the gamer, especially with X-Box. He fulfilled his Make-A Wish in April, 2011, with Miley Cyrus.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Jerryd.