OBIT: Ralph B. BERKLEY, 2001, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  BERKLEY
  
    Ralph B. Berkley, 57, of Peoria, Ill., died Dec. 16, 2001, at his
  residence.  Born Oct. 27, 1944 in Somerset.  Son of Ralph Edward and Janet
  Hannah (Beachem) Berkley.  Preceded in death by parents.  Survived by: 
  wife, the former Mary Ann Custer to whom he was married 33 years; son
  Nathan Berkley, Peoria, Ill.; and granddaughter, Alexandria Berkley. 
  Brother of Charles Edward Berkley of Medfield, Mass.; and Richard G.
  Berkley of Pennington, N.J.  He was a 1962 graduate of Somerset High
  School.  Received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania state University;
  master's degree in public health from the University of Pittsburgh and post
  graduate work at West Virginia University.  He retired as administrator of
  Illinois Valley Community Hospital and was presently serving as
  administrator of Allied Agency in Peoria, Ill.  He had been a captain in
  the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam War.  Friends will be
  received from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Mueller Funeral Home, Peru, Ill.
  Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Friedens Lutheran Church,
  Rev. Edward V. DeVore officiating.  Viewing at the church from 1 p.m. until
  time of service.  Interment, Friedens Cemetery. Graveside military rites
  will be accorded by the Somerset Honor Guard.  Local arrangements by
  Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home.
  
  Daily American, December 19, 2001
  
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