OBIT: Sherman B. BERKLEY, 1971, Berlin RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BERKLEY
  
    Sherman B. Berkley, 80, of Berlin RD 3, died unexpectedly July 22,
  1971.  Born Nov. 27, 1890 in Brothersvalley Township, a son of Lewis and
  Sarah (Hay) Berkley.  Preceded in death by his wife, the former Lucille
  Gnagey; his parents; a brother and sister.  Survived by his wife, the
  former Anna Hay and these children: Van G. of Somerset; Mrs. Raymond
  Barron, State College; Mrs. Donald Steele, Harrisburg; Lewis W., Berlin RD
  3; and one sister, Mrs. Horace Landis, Berlin RD 1.  Also 12 grandchildren
  and one great grandchild.  Member and elder of Hay's Mt. Zion United Church
  of Christ.  Director of the Philson National Bank of Berlin for the past 40
  years; elected president of the bank Jan. 9, 1962, an office he held at the
  time of his death.  A 25 year member and past president of the Berlin Lions;
  member and past noble grand of the IOOF Lodge, Berlin.  Member of the
  Somerset County Fair Association.  Director and treasurer of the Farmers
  Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Somerset County.  Fifty year member
  of the Hillcrest Grange.  Served for 18 years as a member of the
  Berlin-Brothersvalley District School Board and as a member of the Somerset
  County board.
  
  Somerset Bulletin, July, 29, 1971
  
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