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Kenneth M Zerby 1917 - 2010

Kenneth M Zerby of Lykens, Dauphin County, PA was born on March 12, 1917 at Harrisburg in Harrisburg, and died at age 93 years old on August 20, 2010 in Loyalton.

Kenneth M Zerby

Lykens, Dauphin County, PA 17048

March 12, 1917

Harrisburg in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States

August 20, 2010

Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 17048, United States

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03/12

1917

Birthday

March 12, 1917

Birthdate

Harrisburg in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania United States

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08/20

2010

Death

August 20, 2010

Death date

Heart disease

Cause of death

Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17048, United States
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Obituary

Kenneth M. Zerby, age 93, Loyalton, died Friday, Aug. 20, in his home. Born March 12, 1917 in Lykens, he was the son of the late Earl and Clara Bitterman Zerby; the husband of the late Jean C. Thompson; and was also preceded in death by a son, Bob Zerby. He was a 1934 graduate of the former Lykens High School and attended Albright College. He retired as a General Plant Superintendent from Reiff and Nestor Company. Mr. Zerby was a life member of Liberty Hose Co. No. 2, both the fire company and the band; Dauphin County Volunteer Fireman's Assoc.; Wiconisco Fire Co. and St. Christopher Evangelical Lutheran Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, vegetable gardening, college football, especially Penn State, and most of all playing the trombone in the band. Surviving are his 3 children, Kelly Hoover and her husband Parke, Gratz, Kim Troutman and her husband Ty, Loyalton, and Kent Zerby, Brick, NJ; 2 step-daughters, Debra Lenker and her husband Terry, Wiconisco, and Cathy Malone and her husband Mark, Harrisburg; a sister, Betty Rowe, Harrisburg; 5 grandchildren, Daisy Hoover, Tara Flanagan and her husband Mike, Brandon Miller, Zachary Zerby and Derrick Zerby; 2 great-grandchildren, Chanse Flanagan and Ayden Flanagan; and many step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Aug. 25, at St. Christopher Evangelical Lutheran Church, 635 North Second St., with The Rev. Kathleen Kuehl officiating. Interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville. Memorial contributions in his memory may be made to Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 Band, 553 South Second St., Lykens, PA 17048. John R. Shultz Funeral Home had charge of arrangements. . Published in The News Item on Sept. 2, 2010

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In 1917, in the year that Kenneth M Zerby was born, it is believed that a worldwide influenza pandemic began in Asia. By 1920, it is estimated that 50 - 100 million died throughout the world (3 - 5% of the population). In the U.S. alone, 500,000 perished from what came to be called the Spanish Flu or the 1918 flu.

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In 1920, when he was only 3 years old, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.

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