Jerry M. Chamberlain ("Jerome"), long time resident of White Bear Lake, passed away on April 26, 2017 with his beloved wife of 55 years at his side. He was 77 years old.

Jerry was born in Minneapolis and moved to White Bear Lake at the age of 4. Some of his favorite memories from childhood include playing kick-the-can and other street games with the many kids in the neighborhood. He graduated from White Bear Lake High School in 1957. Jerry's father, Louis Chamberlain, owned  an appliance store on 3rd Street in White Bear and Chamberlain's clothing store on Washington Square. Jerry was expected to model the latest fashions from his dad's store and wear them to school, including his least favorite outfit of a pink shirt with white pants and white bucks shoes.

The 1950's was the rock-and-roll, bebop and rockabilly era, and Jerry fell in love with the music of his time. He began collecting vinyl records as a teenager, and his dad let him set up shop and buy, sell and trade records out of the back of the appliance store. He collected records long into his 60s, and at one time had tens of thousands of 45s, 78s and LPs – music from an amazing range of artists from back in the day including Elvis, Bill Haley and the Comets, The Drifters, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash.

Jerry joined the National Guard and was dating Dorothy "Dottie" Lea Johnson of Clear Lake, Iowa. Dottie showed up one day at the Guard base with one of her girl friends  -  both wearing "shorts"  -   to the amazement of Jerry and all the guys in the Guard at the base who saw them. Jerry married Dottie in May 1962 at St. Pius X Catholic Church.  They had two sons and a daughter.

After brief tenures as a courier at the courthouse in St. Paul and line worker at the Reynold's Aluminum Plant in White Bear, Jerry was thrilled to land a job at 3M tape making plant in St. Paul. During a strike, he left 3M for a brief time during the Vietnam conflict to work 12-hour shifts at the arsenal. He was proud to say that he never missed a day in that year and a half. Jerry eventually retired from 3M after 33 years.

Jerry was a hopeful but unlucky fisherman, and the same could be said about his golf game. He loved the time spent on Lake Mille Lacs with son Scott, where few fish were caught by Jerry but fun was had by all. In his early 60s, Jerry traveled with Dottie and other family to Europe for the first of many times, trips he remembered up until the very end. A huge history buff and proud American, Jerry often spoke of the awe he felt visiting the Normandy American Cemetery in northern France and how much he wished he could go back one day.

Jerry was always smiling, and he always had a corny joke for anyone who would hear it. Those who knew Jerry remembered him as "the nicest guy," one who never had a bad word to say about anyone. He is preceded in death by his mother Jean, sister Jane Stucynski, father Louis, brother-in-law Russell Schmidt and many beloved pets. He leaves behind wife Dottie, sons Erick and Scott (Connie), daughter Amy-Jo Versolato (Jean-Marc), granddaughters Jamie and Angela, sister Connie Schmidt and many friends and relatives. A public visitation with the family and prayer service will be held on Sunday, May 14 at the chapel at the Cerenity Marian Center at 200 Earl Street in St. Paul from 4pm - 8pm, with the prayer service taking place at 6:30 pm. A private family interment will follow. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to your local Animal Humane Society.