Earl M. Herke, 80, of 11 Murray Hill Drive, died Thursday (May 22, 2008) at the Livingston County Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born Sept. 6, 1927, in Scio, the son of Albert and Hilda (Dornow) Herke. In 1951, in Churchville, he married the former Florence Bond, who predeceased him in 1962.
Earl was raised in Scio and was a 1948 graduate of Scio Central School. He lived in Mount Morris for the past nine years and formerly resided in Lyons, Geneva and Churchville. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a former employee of Beech Nut Foods in Rochester. He was confirmed at the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville.He is survived by one brother, Ralph (Marilyn) Herke of Lima; two sisters, Mildred Potter of Scio and Maxine (Gene) Latham of Belmont; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one brother, Howard Herke; and two sisters, Eleanor Chapman and Marian Linza.
Friends are invited to call from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, Inc. in Wellsville. The funeral will follow visitation at noon in the funeral home with Pastor Robert Morris presiding. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery in Scio. Memorial suggestions include any charity of the donor’s choice.
Earl was raised in Scio and was a 1948 graduate of Scio Central School. He lived in Mount Morris for the past nine years and formerly resided in Lyons, Geneva and Churchville. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a former employee of Beech Nut Foods in Rochester. He was confirmed at the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville.He is survived by one brother, Ralph (Marilyn) Herke of Lima; two sisters, Mildred Potter of Scio and Maxine (Gene) Latham of Belmont; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one brother, Howard Herke; and two sisters, Eleanor Chapman and Marian Linza.
Friends are invited to call from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home, Inc. in Wellsville. The funeral will follow visitation at noon in the funeral home with Pastor Robert Morris presiding. Burial will be in Fairlawn Cemetery in Scio. Memorial suggestions include any charity of the donor’s choice.
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