Jerry Wayne Szczeblewski

	Jerry Wayne Szczeblewski, 51, of DuQuoin, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, August 20, 2000 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
	Jerry was a cement mason and had been a coal miner at the Old Ben Mine 26.  he wa a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in DuQuoin, DuQuoin Knights of Columbus, Cement Mason Local 143, DuQuoin Eagles Lodge 449.  He was Secretary of The Fraternal Society of Miners.
	He was born March 1, 1949 at DuQuoin, the son of Sylvester and Ruby (Bird) Szczeblewski.
	He is survived by his parents of DuQuoin; three sons, Christopher Szczeblewski and wife Bobbie of DuQuoin, Aaron Szczeblewski of Murphysboro and Jerry Szczeblewski Jr. of DuQuoin; two step-daughters, Lisa Nowakowski of Pinckneyville and Chastity Wright of DuQuoin; one sister, Brenda Webb of DuQuoin; one brother, Danny Szczeblewski of Omaha, Nebraska; two grandchildren, Cody and Paige, one niece, Jessica Webb of DuQuoin and one nephew, Barry Bruk of Evansville, IN.
	Funeral services were Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in DuQuoin with Msgr. Harry Jerome officiating.  Interment was in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at DuQuoin.
	Friends were able to call from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the Searby Funeral Home in DuQuoin.  The Rosary was said at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
	Knights of Columbus service was at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
