Jerry C. Curren Site staff
MADISON – Jerry Charles Curren, 87 years old, of Madison, Wis., a leader in the Madison business community, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. He was born on July 24, 1933, in Sioux Falls, S.D., and created a life filled with adventure, family, friends and love. As he always said, the world truly was his oyster and he took it by storm.
Jerry was the third child of Charles Austin Curren and Loretta Helen Curren. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Colleen Naomi Curren (Toohey) and Gordon James Curren. Jerry grew up in an Irish enclave in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family, neighbors, friends and the community of the local cathedral. The stories of the time flowed frequently, as did a multitude of others, as Jerry was the consummate Irish storyteller.