Gregory Lee Jaeger

Funeral Mass for Gregory Lee Jaeger, 74, of St. Paul and Pine City, will be 11:00 AM; Friday, May 29, 2026 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pine City with Fr. Thomas Galarneault and Fr. Pat Sullivan as con-celebrants. Friends may gather in the commons area of the church one hour prior to the mass. Burial will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Pine City. A Celebration of his Life will immediately follow the burial at the Pine City American Legion Post.

Greg died Friday, May 8, 2026 surrounded by family at his cabin on Pokegama Lake.

He was born August 8, 1951 in Thief River Falls, MN, the eldest of 12 children to Theodore and Mary (LaVoie) Jaeger. Greg was a graduate of Plummer High School and later attended Vo-Tech at Thief River Falls. He worked at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls and later married Colleen Sullivan on August 19, 1978 in Red Lake Falls, MN. The couple moved to St. Paul where Greg worked at Valmont Industries in Mendota Heights. There he was Supervisor of Maintenance and most recently was a welder for the past five years. He was currently employed there with over 43 years of service.

In his spare time he did Hook Worx – which used hooks from his occupation to weld into things from fences to art work. He especially enjoyed spending time at Pokegama Shores where he would often give “three hour” sightseeing tours of the lake and river. There, he was affectionately known as The Captain.

Survivors include his wife, Colleen; daughter, Angie; siblings: Linda, Kathi, Jeff (Phuong), Janet (Richard), Cindy, Mary (Randy), Paul, Helen (Steve), Sheila (Mark) and Anthony; sisters/brothers-in-law Susan, Jerie (Rick), Kathy, Diane (Rod), Jack (Deb), Bob, and Jay; several nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Mary; brother, Joseph; mother/father-in-law Jerome Sullivan and Emalyn Prenevost; brother-in-laws, Gary, Matthew, and Gerard.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the: Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City ~ Swanson Chapel

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