Kerry Karl Scrum, 72, of Granite City, IL, passed away at 1:29 a.m. Sat. Feb. 19, 2022 at Granite Nursing & Rehab in Granite City.

He was born Oct. 2, 1949 in Granite City to the late Joseph & Eileen (Dowdy) Scrum.

Kerry was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran.  After military service, he worked as a bottler for Seven-Up retiring after 25 years.

He is survived by 2 sons: James (Kelley Austin) Scrum of Overland, MO and Jeremy Cheatham of Chicago, IL; 4 grandchildren: Sadie, Sydney, Lincoln and Emmy; a brother: Randy (Norma) Scrum of Madison, IL; 1 sister: Dorothy (Dale) Boscoe of IL; and his former spouse: Janet Pemble of Overland, MO.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister: Elizabeth Jacobsma.

Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until time of services at 1:00 p.m. Tues. Feb. 22, 2022 at Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory.  Burial will be private with military honors at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Online information and guestbook through Wojstrom Funeral Home & Crematory may be found at www.wojstrom.com .