Services for Jerry Merical, 79, of Jamaica will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, January 4th, 2016, at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora. Burial at the Richland Township Cemetery in rural Bagley. Visitation will be held from 3 pm – 5 pm on Sunday, January 3rd at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.

He is survived by his son, Perry Merical of Jamaica; daughters, Gwen Ragle of Italy; Jami Martin of Runnells; Kellie Wooldridge of Jefferson; and Jerri Olson of Coon Rapids; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Dixie Krause of Massena; brother, Donald Merical of Jackson, NE.