He was born July 27, 1927 in Valmeyer, the son of Theodore W. and Anna K. Hess Lerch. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Ethel (Bob) Rohlfing and three brothers, Carlyle, Arlyn "Stumpy" and Robert. He married Margie A. Ferguson in December 1953. She survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Kristie A. (Mike) Ziegler and their sons, Andrew (Erin) and Brian; two sons, Shane A. (Kim) Lerch and their children, Sarah, Ted and Sean and Barry H. (Donna) Lerch and their son Jacob; a brother, Ted W. (Betty) Lerch Jr and several nieces and nephews.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving on escort carriers in the Pacific and Atlantic.
Full obituary can found in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette published May 26, 2013.
He was born July 27, 1927 in Valmeyer, the son of Theodore W. and Anna K. Hess Lerch. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Ethel (Bob) Rohlfing and three brothers, Carlyle, Arlyn "Stumpy" and Robert. He married Margie A. Ferguson in December 1953. She survives.
He is also survived by a daughter, Kristie A. (Mike) Ziegler and their sons, Andrew (Erin) and Brian; two sons, Shane A. (Kim) Lerch and their children, Sarah, Ted and Sean and Barry H. (Donna) Lerch and their son Jacob; a brother, Ted W. (Betty) Lerch Jr and several nieces and nephews.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving on escort carriers in the Pacific and Atlantic.
Full obituary can found in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette published May 26, 2013.
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