Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Zerkle, Ruth Constance (Price) September 28, 2011
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The Urbana Daily Citizen 28-Sep-2011
Ruth Constance (Price) Zerkle, age 89, passed away Wednesday morning, 
September 28, 2011 in her Westville home with her beloved husband of 60 years 
by her side. Ruth was born on May 21, 1922 in Westville, a daughter of the 
late J.R. and Parnie (Phillips) Price. She married Kenneth M. Zerkle on 
December 16, 1950. Together they raised two children who survive: John M. 
(Sue) Zerkle of Tipp City and Connie Crocker of Urbana. She was a loving 
grandmother to four grandchildren: Heidi (Matt) Reynolds, Celina, Oh; Amanda 
(Dustin) Cole, Sidney, Oh; Rebecca (Russel) Eichhorn, Troy, Oh; Lucas Zerkle 
of Tipp City, Oh; and five great grandchildren: Isabelle and Jacob Eichhorn, 
Grant and Aiden Cole, and Nolan Reynolds. One brother, Paul (Barbara) Price of 
Urbana and many nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, 
Ruth was preceded in death by a sister, Esther Channell and brothers, Ewing 
and Robert Price. Ruth loved her family very much and was very proud of them. 
A 1940 graduate of Westville School, Ruth went on to attend Moore's Business 
School in Urbana. She worked at Wright Patterson AFB from 1941-1944 where she 
discovered her true calling of becoming a registered nurse. She graduated from 
the Community Hospital School of Nursing in 1947 where she was in the nurse's 
cadet program. Ruth retired with 30 years of service at Mercy Hospital in 
Springfield, Oh. Ruth was a lifelong member of the Westville United Methodist 
Church and proud to be on the cradle roll there. The family wishes to express 
special thanks to Ruth's wonderful neighbors and friends, along with Evercare 
Hospice who provided loving, supportive care. A celebration of Ruth's life 
will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2 p.m. in the Atkins-Shively 
Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield Street, St. Paris, Ohio with Pastors Chuck 
Glover, Sandi Maynard, and Matthew Reynolds presiding. Burial will follow in 
Terre Haute Cemetery, Terre Haute, Oh. Visitation for family and friends will 
be held from 1 p.m. until the time of the service at 2 p.m. in the funeral 
home on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to Westville United 
Methodist Church, P.O. Box 117, Westville, Ohio 43083 or to Springfield 
Regional School of Nursing, 2615 E. High St, Springfield, Ohio 45505

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