Zerkel, Melvin W.

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• Reference Number: ZIRK.M001
• _FGRAVE: 66028713
• Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th 'Thunderbird' Infantry Division, United States Army

Notes:

Melvin W. Zerkel, 88, of Maryville, died at 8:35 a.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2010, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Herr Funeral Home in Collinsville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Meadow Heights Baptist Church in Collinsville with Reverend Jim Donahue officiating. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery in Fairview Heights.

Mr. Zerkel was born January 5, 1922, in Noble, the son of Clarna and Agnes (Gross) Zerkel. He married Elen Durham on March 20, 1954. She survives.

He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a POW at the end of the war. He received the Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a member of Meadow Heights Baptist Church in Collinsville.

Mr. Zerkel is survived by his wife, Elen Zerkel, of Maryville; son, Randal (Kalene) Zerkel, of Greenville; daughter, Elena (Dean) Pabst, of Normal; daughter, Carolyn (Greg) Sutter, of O'Fallon; son, Dennis (Leann) Zerkel, of Glen Carbon; sister, Ruth Clinton, of Olney; 10 grandchildren, Amanda and Emily Zerkel, Heather (John) Anderson, Joel (Rebecca) Pabst, Rachel (Zack) Barnett, Melanie, Jordan and Taylor Sutter, Emelia (Justin) Proctor and Michael Zerkel; and two great-grandchildren, Stella and Gabriel Pabst.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarna and Agnes Zerkel, and one brother, Herbert.

Memorials may be made to Meadow Heights Baptist Church Building Fund.

Condolences may be made at www.herrfuneral.com.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL) - Nov. 4, 2010

Family/Spouse: Durham, E.E.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Zimmerman, Clarence was born in 1914 in Illinois.

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• Reference Number: ZERK.C001
• _FGRAVE: 15529944

Clarna married Gross, Agnes M.. Agnes was born in 1902 in Indiana; died in 1975; was buried in North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: GROS.A001
• _FGRAVE: 15529947

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• Reference Number: ZERK.Z002
• _FGRAVE: 15529902

Zacharia married Negley, Mary A.. Mary (daughter of Negeley, Joseph and Kimpling, Magdalene 'Alma') was born on 30 Oct 1876; died on 21 Nov 1937; was buried in North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: NEGL.M002
• _FGRAVE: 15529917

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• Reference Number: NEGL.J003
• _FGRAVE: 25201103

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Birth:
NOTE: This surname has been spelled as Negeley; Negley; and Nagle

Joseph married Kimpling, Magdalene 'Alma' on 21 Oct 1873 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Magdalene (daughter of Kimpling, Jacob C. and Weidner, Rosala) was born on 25 Jan 1854 in Illinois; died on 30 Mar 1941 in Noble, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in North Freedom Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: KIMP.M001
• _FGRAVE: 25201107
• Funeral: North Freedom Church, Noble, Richland County, Illinois

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Mrs. Magdalena Negley (sic), 87, died Sunday afternoon at her home northwest of Noble.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday morning at the Freedom Baptist Church with burial in the nearby cemetery.

Mrs. Negley is survived by a son, John and a daughter, Mrs. Emma Dasch, both of Noble.

Published in Olney Advocate (IL) - April 3, 1941

Died:
Mrs. Magdalena Negley (sic), 87, died Sunday afternoon at her home northwest of Noble.