OBIT: Frank KERCH Jr., 1998, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  KERCH
  
  Frank Kerch Jr., 80, of Link Road, Somerset RD, died Oct. 4, 1998, at
  home.  Born March 8, 1918, in Gray.  Son of Frank Sr. and Mary (Hudak)
  Kerch.  Preceded in death by parents, son, Stephen; sister and five
  brothers.  Survived by wife, the former Helen Zurvensky; daughter, Sandra
  Blust, Mechanicsburg; son, Frank, married to the former Ginger Derimeti,
  Shippensburg; stepson Michael Albin, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two grandsons, two
  granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.  Also sisters: Mary Fego, New
  Rochelle, N.Y., and Ann Yadish, Boswell.  Member of SS. Peter & Paul
  Russian Orthodox Church, Boswell; Somerset Post 554, VFW; Keystone State
  Chapter, DAN and Civilian Conservation Corps.  Army staff sergeant. 
  Veteran of World War II, having served with the 23rd Regiment, 2nd Infantry
  Division Combat Team.  Participated in D Day invasion.  Recipient of Silver
  and Bronze stars and Purple Heart.  Retired steelworker for Bethlehem Steel
  Corp., Johnstown.  Observed 52nd wedding anniversary Sept. 29, 1998. 
  Friends received from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hoffman Funeral Home,
  Allegheny Street, Boswell, where Parastas will be held at 4:30 p.m.
  Tuesday.  Funeral service will begin at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
  home, and be continued immediately afterward at SS. Peter & Paul Church,
  the Very Rev. Father Archpriest George Johnson officiating.  Interment, St.
  Joseph Cemetery, Ralphton.  Graveside military rite by Menoher Post 155, VFW.
  
  Daily American, October 6, 1998
  
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