Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Zerkle, Ruth E (Brubaker) August 9, 2006
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The Springfield News-Sun
ZERKLE, Ruth E. 98, of Urbana, Ohio passed away on Wednesday August 9, 2006 at 
6:48 a.m. at Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana, Ohio. She was born on October 
24, 1907 in Champaign County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Gifford and Fannie 
(Stevens) Brubaker. She married Loren C. Zerkle on September 14, 1928 and he 
preceded her in death in 1953. She is survived by a son and daughter in law: 
Dean Allan and Bonnie Zerkle of Fletcher, a daughter and son in law, Juanita 
and Claude Bishop of Urbana, and Anchorage, Alaska; seven grandchildren: Loren 
Allan (Nancy) Zerkle of Goldsboro, North Carolina, John Matthew (Tina) Zerkle 
of Kissimee, Florida, Linda Marie (Craig)Bennett of Westville, James Edward 
(Rhonda) Zerkle of Sidney, Ruth Yvonne (Todd) Clark of Fargo, North Dakota, 
Nelson Dean (Tanya) Bishop and Erik Rawls (Christy) Bishop all of Anchorage, 
Alaska; and ten great grandchildren: Brandy, Stacy, Casie, Ashland, Casie, 
Caity, Jordan, Sami, Logan, Nick, Ashley, Peyton and Austin, and Joshua. She is 
also survived by a sister in law, Liela Zerkle of Saint Paris, Ohio, and 
special friend June Dallas of Urbana, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her 
husband, a sister, Marie Zirkle and a great grandhild Mason Reese Bishop. Ruth 
was a 1926 graduate of Jackson High School, St. Paris. She was a member of 
Myrtle Tree Baptist Church, St. Paris and the Urbana Chapter Order of Eastern 
Star. She retired from Grimes Manufacturing, Urbana and also worked for Crowell-
Collier of Springfield. A memorial service will be held on Saturday October 21, 
2006 at 11 a.m. in the ATKINS-SHIVELY FUNERAL HOME, 216 South Springfield 
Street, St. Paris, with Reverend Clifford Kissinger and Reverend Michael Parr 
of the Myrtle Tree Baptist Church presiding. Visitation for family and friends 
will be held from 10 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. in the funeral 
home. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery. Memorial donations may be 
made to Myrtle Tree Baptist Church, 7020 West State Route 36, Saint Paris, Ohio 
43072.

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