Mar 6, 2022

Jerry Markle, 74, died in his sleep Sunday, February 13, 2022. Jerry was born November 16, 1947, in DuBois, to Ruth Braund Bogle and Lester G. “Bud” Bogle, and was adopted into the Markle family in 1949 when Ruth married Richard Markle.

Jerry attended the DuBois area public schools until his senior year, and graduated from Trinity High School in Washington in 1965 after the family moved to Washington.

Jerry served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict, primarily on Guam. He specialized in communications, an interest he developed as a young ham radio operator. This led to a career in the electronics industry. Over the years, he worked for Motorola, General Electric, and Raytheon, and other firms. He retired to North Las Vegas, Nev., where he drove for Uber until the pandemic occurred.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Emily Forteza Markle; three daughters, Ruth Ann Ojeda (Will) of San Jose, Calif., Vanessa Markle of Sacramento, Calif., and Sherry Markle of Las Vegas; and four grandsons, Tyler Mailhot, Nicolas Ojeda, Dayton Nguyen and Vinton Nguyen. He is also survived by sisters, Marilyn London (David Jackson) of Albuquerque, N.M., Carol Simon (Paul) of New Braunfels, Texas, and Nancy Hack of Henderson, Ky.; sister-in-law, Jan Greenwood-Markle; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins around the country.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents; his parents; brother, Bruce Markle; brother-in-law, William Hack; and his grandson, Jason Mailhot.

A private memorial service will be held for Jerry in March.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in his memory be made to the American Legion Post 791, 360 N. White Road, San Jose, CA 95127.