Jerry Breen, 92, began his journey to his heavenly home on Saturday, August 15, 2015 from the Rapid City Regional Auxiliary Hospice House. Jerry was born on May 1, 1923 in Armour, SD to Frank and Elizabeth (Weber) Breen. Jerry graduated from Armour High School in. He excelled in sports, particularly basketball and baseball. He was an avid Green Bay Packer fan since he was a teenager. He also loved hunting pheasants with his family and friends in the Armour and Lake Andes areas. After his graduation, he was called to duty in the U.S. Army during WWII on February 2, 1943. Jerry served with the 118th Battalion as a Technician 5th Grade in the campaigns of New Guinea, the Northern Solomon's and Luzon in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre. He received his honorable discharge on October 23, 1945. While in the military, he received several decorations and citations. Jerry was a member of VFW Rushmore Post 1273 and the American Legion in Lake Andes. He and Midge are members of St Andrews' Episcopal Church. He worked for his brother Art Breen at the Lake Andes Wave Newspaper. While living in Lake Andes, he attended St Peter's Episcopal Church. It was there he met his future wife Midge St Pierre. He accepted a job offer at the Daily Republic in Mitchell. Jerry and Midge eloped and were married at Laverne, MN on October 13, 1962. They wanted to be married before pheasant season a week later so they could spend time with their family and friends hunting pheasants in the Armour area. His brothers; Pat of New York City and George of Nevada, MO would come back with their wives to get together at their sister Mary and Art Klein's farm. After working in Mitchell, they decided to move to the beautiful Black Hills in 1973. Jerry was self-employed and worked on refinishing cabinets and painting houses inside and out. His hang out for coffee breaks was the Millstone restaurant and Family Thrift Center. He made many friends wherever he went and would visit with strangers as if he knew them. He loved telling and hearing jokes. He was always willing to help others until his health prevented him from doing so. His faith remained strong throughout his life. He is survived by his wife Midge of almost 53 years, his sisters; Emily Undergraves, Bakersfield, CA and Colleen Reinies, Omak, WA. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and four sisters. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 from 5:00 - 7:00pm at Osheim and Schmidt Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, August 20 at St Andrews Episcopal Church in Rapid City with Rev Kathy Monson-Lutes presiding. Interment will be in the Black Hills National Cemetery with military honors by Rushmore VFW Post 1273 and the SD National Guard Honors Team.. A memorial has been established to St Andrew's Episcopal Church.