OBIT: John W. GRENKE, 1989, native of Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Helen Miller/April Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ GRENKE John W. Grenke, 59, of 5083 Caroline Ave., Stephens City, Va., died Thursday at the Winchester Medical Center. Born Jan. 16, 1930 in Somerset, son of the late John F. and Maria Pearl (Egolf) Grenke. He was employed by Western Union Computer Center in the Mailgram Department in Middleton, Va. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Gowanda, N.Y. He also was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in the Korean Conflict. Survived by his wife, Evelyn (Lape) Grenke; two daughters: Robin L. Grenke and Jodi A. Grenke, both of Stephens City; one sister, Virginia Hartman, Somerset, one brother, Telford Grenke, New Florence. He was predeceased by one brother. Private arrangements are being handled by the Omps Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Ridge Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 2796, Winchester, VA 22601; The American Cancer Society, 1804 Valley Ave., Winchester, VA 22601; or the S.P.C.A 115 Featherbed Lane, Winchester, VA 22601. Somerset Daily American, October 27, 1989 [G0978]