Gerald A. Belongia, 65, of Kenosha, passed away on Friday, May 11th at his home.Born July 29, 1946 in Kenosha, he was the son of the Arthur R. and Vernetta M. (Tiemann) Belongia. He was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School. Gerald served in the United States Army during Vietnam until he was honorably discharged. He was employed by Johnson Outboard in Waukegan for 22 years. For the last 6 years he had been employed by Pick N’ Save as a service clerk.Gerald was an avid Green Bay Packer Fan. He enjoyed Friday Fish Fry’s at Stan’s Bar with his daughter, crossword puzzles, reading, he was a big Stephen King fan, word searches and listening to the radio especially the Drive FM. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer Belongia of Kenosha; his mother, Vernetta Belongia of Kenosha; two grandchildren, Brittany LeAnn Jacobs and Jason Morris Belongia; one brother, Wayne A. (Mimi) Belongia of League City, TX; one sister Katharine A. Friedrich of Kenosha; five nephews Brian (Tanya) Belongia, Christopher Belongia, Paulie Dewester, David (Ashley) Dewester and Timothy Dewester who was also his Godson; and one niece Carrie Belongia. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Belongia.Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 18th at Proko Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Interment with Full Military will follow at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday at the funeral home from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. A memorial fund has been established for his grandchildrens college fund.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111 60th St. 262 654 3533Visit Gerald’s Online Memorial Book At:www.prokofuneralhome.com