Mary Ellen (Wickel) Zerbe Obituary (1933

Remembering Mary Ellen with Love... Mary Ellen Zerbe, 71, 1131 Old Fritztown Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608 , died Sept. 5 at 9:25 PM in ManorCare, Sinking Spring, where she resided since April 26, 2005. Wife of auctioneer, Jairus E. Zerbe, she was born in Reading a daughter of the late Kenneth C. Wickel and Kathryn (Eyrich) Wickel Love. A 1951 graduate of Wilson High School , she worked as bookkeeper for Zerbe's Auction Services, Sinking Spring, for 18 years, and at Tersuhow's Department Store, formerly of Reading. A member of Advent Lutheran Church , West Lawn, she belonged to the Berks Camera Club, Berks County Orchid Society, was a past member of Eastern Star, Bluebirds and a former Girl Scout leader. Also surviving are 2 daughters, Jane Louise (Zerbe), wife of David Paul Windhorst, Portersville, PA, and Betsy Kay (Zerbe) Gibson, Zionsville, PA; 2 grandsons, David Paul and Bradley Davis Windhorst, Portersville; a sister, Lois G. (Love) Rose, Millsboro , DE ; and a brother, Clarence V. Love, West Lawn. Viewing Funeral Service...The viewing will be Friday, September 9, 2005, from 7-9 PM with services Saturday, September 10, 2005, at 1:00 PM from Good Funeral Home Cremation Centre, Inc., Reamstown, The Reverend Robert L. Kramer will officiate. Burial in Pleasant View Cemetery, Spring Township, Berks County, PA. Please remember Mary Ellen with contributions to PA Dialysis Clinic of Reading - Patient Fund, 625 Spring St., Wyomissing , PA 19610 or HCR ManorCare Foundation, 3000 Windmill Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608.