Gerald Stanley Janitscheck was born on January 6, 1939 to Stanley William Janitscheck and Shirley Jewell Posthumus, and had siblings Geraldine Brown and Kathleen Snell. He married Corrine Janitscheck in 1958, and they were married until Gerald's death on October 5, 2001. Gerald Janitscheck had children Gerald Janitscheck, Robert Janitscheck, Edward John Janitscheck, and Richard Janitscheck.