He leaves his wife Patty (Metzger) Geffre; his son, Rick Geffre; his daughter, Corrina Hall; and his three grandchildren, Cayla, Cori, and Nick.

Jerome was born in Leola, SD on January 23rd, 1945, the son of Joseph and Katherine Geffre.

In 1955, the family moved from Leola, SD to the mining town of Lead, SD. Since the early years of his life he has always been a hard worker, having numerous jobs ranging from delivering groceries to working in the bowling alley, always working on his uncle's farm in the summers. He also proudly worked at the Foundry at the Homestake Gold Mine.

He met his wife Patty Metzger, in the neighborhood where they both lived. They were married on July 24th, 1965 in Lead, SD. After marriage and having two children, Rick and Corrina, they relocated to Renton, WA where he took a job at Boeing for 30 years. He was always very active with family and friends, loving to golf, go camping, and bowling.

After his retirement from Boeing in 1999 he enjoyed traveling in their motorhome, gold panning, and become an expert fisherman, always wanting to host a fish fry. In 2006 they moved to Yuma, AZ.

Jerome is survived by three brothers and four sisters; Bev Evenson, Les Geffre, Duane Geffre, Marty Geffre, Mary Lapka, Theresa Hinker, and Marcy Larsen. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Katherine Geffre and his brother, Laverne Geffre.

A Celebration of life will be held in various locations with family and close friends. They will be held in Black Hills South Dakota, the Seattle, WA area, and Yuma, AZ.