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Jerry Don Croft

Tiffin, IA

December 19, 1939 - November 19, 2023

Dec 19, 1939 - Nov 19, 2023

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In memory of

Jerry Don Croft

Passed

November 19, 2023
Born

December 19, 1939
Resided

Tiffin, IA

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$420.00

Raised by 7 people

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Born

December 19th, 1939

Gained a sibling, Richard Dean Croft

December 4th, 1941

Graduated from college

1962

Oklahoma State University

BA in Geography

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Jerry Croft, professor emeritus of cultural geography, died on November 19, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa, surrounded by his family and in peace, after battling chronic lymphocytic leukemia with heroic, almost unbelievable strength and determination for twenty-five years.

Jerry was born on December 19, 1939, in Anthony, Kansas, to Samuel (Sam) and LaFleeta (Maxine) Croft. He grew up in Bluff City, Kansas, a town with a population of 150. He was a handsome, good-natured boy …

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