Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Zerfas, John A. March 10, 1976
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Lake Odessa Wave-Thursday March 18, 1976

FINAL RITES HELD FOR JOHN ZERFAS

John A. Zerfas, 83, of 44the St. Grandville passed away Wednesday, March 10, at 
St.Mary's Hospital, Grand Rapids. He was the owner of four International 
Harvester Company branches in Allegan, Plainwell, Portland and Lake Odessa from 
1931 to 1941 which sold farm machinery. He also was a former commercial potato 
and onion grower near Portland and was a Past Grand Knight of Columbus at 
Portland.

Surviving are four sons, Msgr.Herman H. Zerfas, pastor of the St.Sebastian 
Church, Byron Center and Superintendent of Education for the Catholic Diocese of 
Grand Rapids; Edmond of Eaton Rapids; Gerald of Boston, Mass and Ronald of 
Lansing; three daughters, Sister M.Claudette SSJ of Muskegon, Catholic Central; 
Mrs.Donald (Bernice) Sibal of Goshen Ind., and Mrs.Bruce (Deloras) Douglas of 
Toledo, Ohio; one sister, Mrs.Helena Vorenkamp of grand Rapids, 26 grandchildren 
and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral Mass was held at the St. Pius X Church at Grandville, Saturday at 11 
a.m.. His son Msgr.Herman Zerfas officiated with burial in the St. Sebastian 
Cemetery, Byron Center.

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