Gerald "Jerry" Juhl, 72, of Drayton, ND died Monday, March 18, 2019 at 1:08 PM. He was at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in San Antonio, TX.

Gerald Lee Juhl was born on February 12, 1947 in Spirit Lake, IA to Ralph and Betty (Fischer) Juhl. He grew up in Drayton, ND and graduated from Sheyenne River Academy, Harvey, ND in 1965. He attended and graduated Union College in Lincoln, NE with a degree in Business and Auto Mechanics. After College, Jerry was drafted to the United States Army where he was stationed in Germany. When he returned to the US, Jerry went back to Lincoln, NE where he met Juanette Prewitt. On March 9, 1975, they were united in marriage in Spangle, WA. Once married, they moved back to Drayton, ND where Jerry farmed with his dad. Jerry served his community many years on various boards; Drayton Public School Board, Pembina County Water Board.

Loving family members of Jerry include his wife Juanette Juhl of Drayton, ND; children, Tami (Mike) Boyd of Buffalo, MN, Scott Juhl of Lincoln, NE and Jodi (Derek) Opitz of Holbrook, AZ; 5 grandchildren, Madison, Alexis, Lauren, Olivia and Lindsay; mother, Betty Juhl of Drayton, ND; two sisters, Caren (Bob) Davis of Denver, CO and Charlene (Curt) Hansen of Bowman, ND; nieces Andrea (Kief) Hansen of Rapid City, SD, Allison (Bart) Engelhart of Bowman, ND.  He is preceded in death by his father Ralph Juhl.

Memorial Service : 4:00 PM on Saturday, April 6, 2019 in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 3610 Cherry St., Grand Forks, ND.

Visitation: One Hour Prior Memorial Service on Saturday in Seventh Day Adventist Church.