Jerry Raymond Davis, Sr., age 90, a resident of Pasadena for 50 years, and previously of Baltimore, died peacefully on August 24, 2013.

He was born on May 17, 1923, in Baltimore, to the late Frances E. and William J. Davis. A veteran of WW II, Jerry served our country as a Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy. After college, he worked as a design engineer for Western Electric. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Toastmasters, and volunteered as a Boy Scout Leader. Along with his wife Helen he enjoyed polka dancing and belonged to the Brassworks Fan Club and Polka Weekenders. He also enjoyed camping, going on cruises, and attending church.

Along with his parents, Jerry is preceded in death by four brothers: William J. Davis, Jr., Joe, John, and Frank Davis; and two sisters: Elsie Connolly and Mildred Clark.

He is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years: Helen J. Davis; two sons: Jerry R. Davis, Jr. and his wife Susan, of Tilghman Island, Glenn T. Davis and his wife Carol, of Pasadena; his sister Theresa Wells, of Friendsville; and three grandchildren: Justin Valis, of Los Angeles, CA, Andrea Davis Cetina and her husband Juan, of Sonoma, CA, and Michael Davis, of Pasadena, MD.

Friends are invited to visit on Monday and Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena. After a brief visitation from 8:30 to 9:30 AM, the procession will leave the funeral home on Wednesday (September 4, 2013) at 9:30 AM to go to St. Jane Frances Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM. Interment will follow in Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Feel free to express your condolences here as well.