Edward Zerbe, 90, of Vero Beach, passed away on Feb. 19, 2015.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years Orma L. Zerbe; daughters Bonnie Zerbe of Vero Beach and Debra K. (John) Romano of Sebastian; granddaughters Sarah K. Romano of Sebastian, Jennifer L. Romano of Sebastian and Laural Zerbe of Lock Haven; great-granddaughter Olivia Schreckengast of Lock Haven; and loved and devoted daughter-in-law Rebecca Zerbe of Lock Haven.
He was predeceased by his grandson Steven Michal Zerbe of Vero Beach; son Robert Guy Zerbe of Lock Haven; sister Margaret Bowes of Lock Haven; brother Arthur Zerbe of Lock Haven; father James Zerbe Sr. of Lock Haven; brother James Zerbe Jr. of Vero Beach; and his mother Hazel Lynn of Lock Haven.
He was born January 30, 1925 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.
Zerbe was a United States Navy veteran of WWII. He had worked with Piper Aircraft and Hammermill Paper Corp., both of Lock Haven and finally with Piper Aircraft, Vero Beach. Zerbe was with Piper for approximately 50 years.
He had attended the Methodist Church, Lock Haven.
Zerbe organized and built the Little League Baseball Field in Woolrich, Penn.
The family will greet friends beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, at the Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home, with a service to follow at 6 p.m.
“Since Heaven has become your home
I sometimes feel I’m so alone;
and though we now are far apart
you hold a big piece of my heart.
I never knew how much I’d grieve
when it was time for you to leave,
or just how much my heart would ache
from that one fragment you would take.
God let this tiny hole remain
reminding me we’ll meet again,
and one day all the pain will cease
when He restores this missing piece.”
Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home of Vero Beach is entrusted with arrangements.
