Rapid City, SD - " Thus by square conduct, level steps and upright intentions we hope to ascend to those immortal mansions where all goodness emanates" --Encyclopedia of Freemasonry Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and the kindest man that ever lived passed away peacefully on June 12, 2016, after a short battle with brain cancer. Born in Redfield, South Dakota, on June 8,1929 to Oscar Ulberg and Vera (Wilson) Ulberg, Jerry attended Washington High School in Sioux Falls where he was the school photographer and graduated in 1947. Jerry went on to attend Los Angeles trade technical school to pursue his passion in photography and landed a fabulous job with capitol records in Hollywood. As a service member for the Air National Guard, he was called into the U.S. Korean conflict to proudly serve his country. Moving on he was employed with U.S. Steel climbing high girders to take photographs. Jerry then attended San Francisco State College and graduated magna cum laude in physics and mathematics and went on to work for the United States Department of Defense at the Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory in nuclear physics in San Francisco. He married Lois Famestad in 1969 whom he had known since high school and moved from San Francisco to San Diego, Jerry went on to work for the Naval Underseas Research and Development Center and the Naval Oceans Systems Center in surveillance. Jerry participated in government testing of the nuclear bomb in Operation Hardtack, Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands and the Nevada test site taking measurements as well as taking photographs. Jerry was proud to be a life member of the San Diego Masonic Lodge #35. Jerry is survived by his loving wife Lois, daughter Kelly (Steve) Lhotak, granddaughter Gillian (Sean) Farrell, grandson Anthony Avvampato (Tawny Thomas), great grandson Kellan Farrell and great grandson Cohen Avvampato. He gave all of us the wind beneath our wings and he will be profoundly missed and in our loving hearts until we meet him again. Arrangements are with Serenity Springs Funeral Chapel