Our condolences to the Jylka family and the Pine City Fire
Department of Minnesota. FireFighter Jeremy Jylka, 34, a
member of the Pine City Fire Department since 2007, died
Tuesday April 29, 2008. Jeremy was responding to a grass
fire with another firefighter in a department pickup truck
when he collapsed and stopped breathing. The driver of the
vehicle started CPR and Jeremy was transported to Kanabec
Hospital where he was pronounced.
Our brother Jeremy leaves behind his wife Kelly, and his
daughter Anika (4). A visitation for Jeremy will be held on
Sunday May 4, 2008 4-7PM and Monday May 5, 2008 10:30-11:30AM
at Our Redeemer Church in Pine City. A funeral service for
Jeremy will be held on Monday May 5, 2008 11:30AM at the church
followed by a burial at Hilltop Cemetery in Pine City.
