Jerry William Roberts

On April 24, 2026, our faithful Lord and Savior called Jerry home. Jerry lived with a quiet faith, certain of his relationship with Jesus but not vocal about it. Jerry was born in Bellingham to Frank Roberts and Judy Sandstrom Roberts on October 27, 1942, and was 83 at the time of his passing. He attended and graduated from Bellingham High School in 1960. He was a member of the marching band and handled the saxophone well. Jerry had a gift for being able to play by ear with no music required which he also put on display in the orchestra at Calvary Temple Church. Jerry began working in his dad’s grocery store on Marine Drive when he was 12 years old. By the time he graduated from high school he concluded that he did not want to have anything to do with groceries showing up on his resume, so he joined the Army National Guard. After his honorable discharge he married Gloria Krein and had two children, Becky (husband David Vos) and Greg who preceded him in death in 2009. Jerry’s love was trucks. He began his driving career with Whatcom County. That was followed by driving long-haul to Alaska for Lynden Transport and then locally for Starkenberg and Wiersma. Becky (aka “Jossie”) would stand on her bed as a young child and wave to Jerry when he left for work early in the morning and even had the pleasure of doing a ride-along in the dump-truck, watching his natural talent for hauling and placing loads. Jerry purchased and lived in the family cabin at Birch Bay for 40 years, a place for low tides, aggressive winter storms and beautiful sunsets. Jerry had a compassion for kids less fortunate and raised his kids to love Jesus, be respectful of others with good manners on display. Gifts for his kids at Christmas and birthdays were a big deal to Jerry even if it meant he would go without. He would make the search for the perfect gift a major time-consuming event that included disguises so no one could possibly guess the contents. Jerry is survived by his daughter Becky, her husband David Vos and his brother Mike who has identified Jerry as being a brother like no other. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 PM on May 8, 2026, at Greenacres Memorial Park, 5700 Northwest Drive, Ferndale. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lighthouse Mission or St Jude’s Children’s hospital would be amazing.

Jerry William Roberts

October 27, 1942 - April 24, 2026