Charles Jerald (Jerry) Harlan

Charles Jerald (Jerry) Harlan died peacefully Friday, February 26 at his home in Mountain Home, Idaho, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. A celebration of life will take place at the Calvery Chapel Fellowship of Mountain Home on March 12, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. Cremation is under the care of Rost Funeral home, McMurtrey Chapel in Mountain Home, Idaho.

Jerry was born on January 18, 1938 in Atascadero, California, to Percy and Katherine Harlan. In 1957 he married his high school sweetheart Marlene, and they settled in Parkfield, California, to farm and raise their three children. In 1965, Jerry moved the family to Yuma, Arizona, to pursue a career in aerial application. That profession took him to Idaho in 1969, where he and Marlene established their own crop-dusting business, Harlan Aerial Application, in Craigmont, a place he called home. In 1991, they sold the business and traveled, finally settling in Mountain Home, Idaho, in 2000.

Jerry is survived by his wife Marlene; daughters Debbie Smith (Brian) of Boise, Idaho, and Denise Mumm (Marvin) of Kimberly, Idaho; three grandchildren Danielle Smith(Ryan), Jason Mumm(Jessica), and Jared Mumm; six great-grandchildren; and one brother, Larry Harlan of Yuma, Arizona.

He was preceded in death by both parents and his son Randy.

Donations can be made in Jerry’s name to Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Fairfax at Virginia Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84103.