Gregory Alan Jaeger, 62, Sturgis, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at his residence near Sturgis.

Memorial services will be held Monday, August 30, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis with Pastor Herbert B. Cleveland officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis, with military honors provided by the National Guard Honor Guard.

Greg was born June 9, 1948, at Minneapolis, MN, to Theodore and Genevieve (Arlt) Jaeger. He grew up in Grand Rapids, MN, and graduated from high school. He attended junior college until enlisting in the US Marine Corps. Greg served his country honorably in Vietnam. Following his discharge, he returned to school and studied Kinesiology at Mankato State. He was offered a position at Fort Meade and moved with his family to South Dakota in March of 1972.

Greg joined the South Dakota Army National Guard. He received pilot instruction at Fort Rucker, AL, in April of 1983 and finished his remaining years in the National Guard with the 1085th Medical Detachment as a medevac pilot until 1994, when he retired at the rank of Major.

Greg retired from Fort Meade as an Occupational Health and Safety Program Manager for the engineering department in April of 2005.

Greg was an outdoorsman. He loved to fish, hunt, and anything else that took him outdoors. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite.

Survivors include his sons, Vaughn Jaeger, Mesa, AZ, Matthew (Lori) Jaeger, Waconia, MN, Jonathan (Amanda) Jaeger, Grand Rapids, MN, and Tom Jaeger, Sturgis; two brothers, Russell Jaeger, Grand Rapids, MN, and Wayne (Carol) Jaeger, Grand Rapids, MN; two sisters, Nancy (Tom) Moran, Whitefish, MT, and Teddi (Reggie) Sellick, Minneapolis, MN; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial has been established to Relay for Life.