Jerry Boyers, 87, of Liberty Twp, Ohio passed away peacefully on December 27, 2018 at Hospice of Cincinnati.  

   Mr. Boyers was born January 24, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio to Stanley and Martha Bojarski-Boyers.  Jerry loved his family dearly and was an avid fisherman and wonderful story teller!  He was always searching for the next adventure to go on or planning the next trip he wanted to take.  He enjoyed playing cards with his buddies at the Senior Center and shopping for bargains.  Jerry was an employee of Tiedtke's department store, in Toledo, for 22 years where he held various job titles, including operations manager.  He then served in the United States Marine Corps from 1951-1953 becoming a Sergeant during the Korean War.  When Jerry returned from the war, he married Betsey, and they had four children.  They then moved to Cincinnati, where he was employed by Weight Watchers and made a career transition into selling real estate, which he did for 22 years.  Jerry then retired from real estate to work part time at Meijer for 10 years.  He and Betsey enjoyed their retirement traveling and spending time with family and friends.

   Mr. Boyers is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elizabeth (Betsey)-nee Bryan-Boyers.  Daughters: Susan (Gary) Ruscher, Tracy (Bob) Witzman, and Holly Parker.  Grandchildren: Tamara (Randy) Huss, Andrew (Holly) Ruscher, Mike Avery-Ruscher, Jacklyn Parker, Katie Ruscher, Matthew Witzman, and Kyle Witzman. Great Grandchildren: Aiden and Jameson Huss. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Stanley and Martha Bojarski-Boyers; his brother, Stanley Boyers; his sister, Barbara Lyman; and his son, Scott Boyers.

   A celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, January 19th at the American Legion 401 Reading Rd, Mason, OH 45040 from 12:00 - 3:00. Service will start with the Honor Guard at 12:30.

**Lunch will be provided thereafter.

**In lieu of flowers, Donations can be made to the following:

VFW: https://heroes.vfw.org/page/21776/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=homepage

American Legion:  https://www.members.legion.org/tal/donatenow#legion-org-header

Hospice: https://hospiceofcincinnati.org/donate/