John Eugene "Gene" Pedrolie Jr. died Tuesday. He was a Eureka resident.

He was the father of Cecelia (Bill) Lowe, Concetta Kubiak, Charlene Pedrolie and John (Amanda) Pedrolie; grandfather of Derrick (Lori) Bockius, Chad (Jamie) Bockius, Kristin Bockius, Andrea (Adam) Harbit, Lisa Mullinax, Logan Pedrolie and Ella Pedrolie; and great-grandfather of Dylan McIntyre, Autumn Hernandez, Alyssa Bockius, Ashley Mullinax, Daniel Harbit, Brooklyn Bockius, Andrew Mullinax, Lucas Harbit, Cooper Bockius, Guilliana Harbit and the late Anna Marie Mullinax.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Eureka. Interment will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. 

A memorial gathering will take place immediately after the burial at the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge.

Schrader Funeral Home professionals in Eureka are handling the services. Friends may sign the family’s online guestbook.