Gerald Rockensuess of Taylor, MI passed away on May 26, 2023 at the age of 82. Beloved husband of Peggy Rockensuess. Loving father of Antje Newby, Chris (Kristin) Rockensuess, Damon (Jamie) Rockensuess, and Andrea (Jeffrey) Benedict. Cherished grandfather of Allison, Joshua, Dylan, Mackenzie, Adam, Jacob, Thomas Jr., Brendan, Nicholas, Grayson, and Alaina. Dearest brother of Mary Ann Farrell, Larry (Jane)  Rockensuess, and the late Kenneth Rockensuess. Loving son of the late Arthur and Dorothy Rockensuess. Beloved uncle of many nieces and nephews. He will be deeply missed.

Gerald, known as Jerry to many, had a variety of jobs.

One of Jerry's first jobs was at Great Lakes Steel. From there he worked at Chrysler Stamping Plant in Trenton.

He was a mailman with Wyandotte Post Office for about 5 years.

Gerald owned a restaurant with Peggy called 'The Teddybear,' in Wyandotte, across from Wyandotte High School for the first few years of their marriage.

He worked for McDonald's as a store manager then regional supervisor over several locations.

For about 10 years he had his own business 'Video View' in Troy, MI, which included movie rentals, snacks and an ice cream counter.

He worked for Nichols Bakery for a few years as a Retail Product Salesman and drove a large delivery truck. That's when he retired from the Teamsters Union.

In his downtime he enjoyed reading education materials, coin collecting, fishing and then more fishing!

He will be remembered for his love of family, curiosity for knowledge, devotion to church, and corny jokes.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 from 12:00-8:00pm with a prayer service to begin at 7:00pm located at Howe-Peterson Funeral Home 9800 Telegraph Rd. Taylor, MI 48180. The Funeral Service will be held Thursday, June 1st, 2023 at Guardian Lutheran Church 24544 Cherry Hill St. Dearborn, MI 48124, instate at 10:00am with the service to begin at 11:00am, a luncheon at the church will follow. Gerald will be interred at Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery in Flat Rock, MI.