Gerald Leon Iiams

Gerald Leon Iiams was born on March 27, 1956 in Goble, Oregon to Kenneth Eugene and Frieda (Buttner) Iiams and passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at the age of 60. He was a resident of the Watonga community since 1989, and in 2003 opened GLI Works, a self-employed heavy equipment mechanic. Gerald was raised in southwest Pennsylvania and graduated from Avella High School in Avella, Pennsylvania in 1974. He later graduated from the Canadian Valley Votech Automated Technology program in El Reno, Oklahoma. On July 1, 1984 he married Valarie Puskas in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. They had one daughter, Rachel, born in 2000. He was a member of the United Church of God, where he served weekly as an audio technician. Gerald has been an avid hunter since the age of 12, when he bagged his first trophy, a bear. He enjoyed quietly helping those in need, and touched many lives in the local community. Gerald was preceded in death by his father Kenneth, and one sister; Linda. He is survived by his wife Valarie, and daughter, Rachel; two brothers: Michael Iiams of Post Falls, Idaho, and Steven Iiams of Glendora, California, and his mother, Frieda Iiams of Rathdrum, Idaho, as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Memorial services for Gerald will be held Friday, June 17, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Blaine County Fairgrounds at the Foley Building in Watonga, OK. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up at the First State Bank in Watonga for Gerald’s daughter Rachel.