Jerry LaCroix

Bottineau, died on

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

at a Minot hospital. His

funeral will be held on

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at

10:00 am the St. Mark’s

Catholic Church in Bot-

tineau. Visitation will be

Monday from 1:00 pm un-

til 9:00 pm with a prayer

service at 7:00 pm at the

Nero Funeral Home in

Bottineau.

Jerry John LaCroix, the

youngest child of Henry

and Gladys (Click) La-

Croix, was born on April

26, 1954 in Rolla, ND. He

graduated from Dunseith

High School in 1973. He

worked for his uncle,

Oren Rocheleau on his

farm during high school.

He began working at the

San Haven State Hospital

in 1973 and worked there

until it closed in February

of 1988. Jerry then started

working for the North

Dakota Department of

Transportation. On June

25, 1988 he married Ar-

lene Skarphol. He worked

with the ND DOT until

his retirement on July 31,

2014. A career spanning

41 years.

He is survived by his

wife, Arlene of Bottineau;

daughter, Laura (Tyler)

Hanson of Grand Forks;

sons, Christopher of

Minot and Mark of Bot-

tineau; granddaughter,

Brynlee Gerken-LaCroix;

siblings, Janice (Michael)

Kester of Fargo, Charlotte

LaCroix of Fargo, Gregory

LaCroix of Fargo and Pau-

lette (Ken) Chisholm of

Newark, DE and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

In addition to his

parents, Jerry was preced-

ed in death by an infant

brother, Dennis.

Arrangements were

with Nero Funeral Home

in Bottineau. Friends may

sign the online register

book www.nero

funeralhome.net.

In lieu of flowers, the

family requests that

memorials be given to the

Turtle Mountain Cancer

Support Group.

His funeral will be lived

streamed at https://www.

youtube.com/

watch?v=xpb7lO3kYR0.