Gerald Fife Obituary

Gerald Llewellyn Fife
November 25, 1943 - December 16, 2025
Gerald (Jerry) Llewellyn Fife was born November 25, 1943 to Douglas and Lucille Fife in Pendleton, Oregon. Jerry passed away peacefully at home with family December 16, 2025.
Jerry was raised on a 10-acre orchard in East Wenatchee where he shared many fond memories of his parents, siblings and relatives working their orchard. He graduated from Eastmont High School lettering in football, basketball, baseball, and FFA. Jerry and his classmates would share their glory days of sports at their monthly lunch get-togethers. He attended WSU on a football scholarship and majored in Agricultural Engineering.
Jerry worked for: Wenatchee Wenoka (Chief Wenatchee); Washington State Dept of Agriculture as a State Fruit Inspector; Dovex (formerly Stirling packing Company/Mad River Fruit) as Warehouse Manager, Quality Control Supervisor, and Sales. Jerry later drove semi-tractor and trailers for Ag Supply; worked for Dicks Towing; delivered wood chip and sawdust for Puget Sound Trucking. He retired in 2008 as Ag Supply Propane delivery driver.
On June 19, 1982 Jerry married his wife Andrea Siminiski and her 2 and a half year old daughter. Born November 6, 1984, their son completed their family.
Jerry enjoyed camping and fishing trips, annual family vacations, 4-H activities, watching his kids and grandkids sporting events and concerts, and traveling with Andrea. He was an avid stock car racing fan, and loved racing his own stock car. Jerry enjoyed watching racing, baseball, basketball, and football. He liked Western movies, country music, and reading murder mysteries. Jerry enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. The more competitive the better! Above all, Jerry loved being with family and friends. Those relationships meant everything to him. He will be missed!
Jerry is survived by his loving wife Andrea Fife; daughter Melissa (Geno) Payne and grandchildren Dylan and Tristan Payne; son Douglas Fife (Crista Davis); brother Jim (Laurel) Fife, sister Shirley Bradford Harter (Don); sister-in-law Jeannie Fife; step sisters Reita (Paul) Wood and Sara (Jim) Christensen; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was proceeded in death by his parents Douglas and Lucille Fife, step-father Wayne Rosekrans; brother Ken Fife, nephew Chris Fife and step-sister Jan Laine.
A celebration of Jerry's life will be held on Saturday, April 11th at 11 a.m., at the Eastmont Community Church, 783 4th Street NE, East Wenatchee, WA. Refreshments to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org/donate.