GARY JOHN WALLERY

GARY JOHN WALLERY Gary John Wallery, 56, Cooperstown, ND, passed away June 6, 2013 surrounded by his family at the VA Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gary was born June 27, 1956 to Victor and Alice (Himmerich) Wallery in Deadwood, SD. He attended high school in Cooperstown, ND and joined the Army in 1974. He was stationed in Germany and Honorably Discharged in 1976. He lived in Rapid City, SD for 15 years where he attended the Western Dakota Vo-Tech Institute in 1982. He moved to Colorado Springs, CO and 6 years later he returned to North Dakota. He worked at Motor Coach Industries for 10 years. Gary loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He also was a lifelong fan of professional wrestling and enjoyed working on his brothers Tim’s ranch. Gary is survived by three children, Tessa Wallery (Mike Brosius), Grand Forks, ND, Kendra Wallery, Grand Forks, ND, Ryan Wallery (Amanda Craig), St. Thomas, ND; eight grandchildren, Noah, Destiny, Liberty, Haley, Anthony, Xavier, Justyce, Kayla; mother, Alice Wallery, Cooperstown, ND; brothers, Duane Wallery, Lawton, ND, Tim Wallery, Cooperstown, ND, Randy (Mary) Wallery, Parker, CO, sisters, Valerie (Louie) Weber, Lawton, ND, Cindy (Dennis) Knapp, Colorado Springs, CO; and several aunts, uncles, nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Victor, paternal grandparents, John and Christine Wallery, maternal grandparents, Jacob and Elizabeth Himmerich and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services will be in the Quam-Plaisted-Cushman Funeral Home, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 10:00 am. Interment will be in Ft. Meade National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.