Jerry Louis Wodtli, 85, of Sweet Home passed away Friday, June 14, 2024. He was born May 9, 1939 to Jacob Louis and Eva (Fuller) Wodtli in Foster, Oregon.

He lived in Foster, Seattle and Sweet Home. Jerry was a structural steel worker in Seattle for Boeing and worked on the space needle. He was a fabricator in Albany for Wah Chang and did millwork in Sweet Home.

Jerry enjoyed gardening, doing crafts and liked wood working.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years Patricia Wodtli of Sweet Home; children: Derrick Wodtli of Lebanon, ChanTera Madison of Sweet Home, Cynthia Ritcher of Albany, Jeffrey Wodtli of Sweet Home, Douglas Wodtli of Junction City; 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter Christine Pace (2023); sisters: Patricia Reeser, Jean Northern, Donna Batterman.

A celebration of life gathering will be 1 pm – 3:30 pm Saturday, July 6, 2024 at James Gang Pizza in Lebanon. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements. www.sweethomefuneral.com.