Norma Abby Zerby1,2
F, #26272, b. 1 May 1922, d. 6 September 2009
Last Edited=3 Jul 2022
Norma Abby Zerby was born on 1 May 1922, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.2,1 She was the daughter of John Zerby and Ida Wilkinson.2 Norma Abby Zerby married Leon Belford Leitzel on 22 October 1942.2,1 Norma Abby Zerby was buried on 11 March 2009, at Saint Michael's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, PA.2,3 She died on 6 September 2009, ManorCare, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 87.2
Newspaper obituary:
Norma A. Leitzel
September 6, 2009
Norma A. Leitzel, 87, of 114 Main St., Klingerstown, died Sunday at ManorCare, Sunbury where she had been a patient since Thursday having previously been a patient for one week at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Herndon, May 1, 1922, she was a daughter of the late John and Ida Wilkinson Zerby On Oct. 22, 1942, she married Leon B. Leitzel, who preceded her in death on March 13, 1994.
She was a graduate of the former Herndon High School.
Norma was a homemaker and along with her husband had owned and operated the former Leon Leitzel TV and Appliance Store, Klingerstown. She also enjoyed crocheting, crafts and cooking.
She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, where she had been a former choir member, a member and past nobel grand of the Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, and a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge, Camp 433, Pitman.
Surviving are three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Leitzel, Klingerstown, Glenn and Suzette Leitzel, Harrisburg, and David and Dana Leitzel, Elizabeth, Colo; three grandsons, Lance, Stephen and Derek Leitzel; three great-grandchildren, Loring, Mitchell and Grace Leitzel; two brothers, Dr. J. Richard Zerby Mill-ersville, and Alton Zerby, Millersburg; three nieces and one nephew.
Viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jan Mills officiating. The Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery Klingerstown. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Michael's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, c/o P.O. Box 71, Klingerstown, PA 17941. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has charge of arrangements.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Sep 2009, Tue, Page A9.2
Newspaper obituary:
Norma A. Leitzel
September 6, 2009
Norma A. Leitzel, 87, of 114 Main St., Klingerstown, died Sunday at ManorCare, Sunbury where she had been a patient since Thursday having previously been a patient for one week at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Herndon, May 1, 1922, she was a daughter of the late John and Ida Wilkinson Zerby On Oct. 22, 1942, she married Leon B. Leitzel, who preceded her in death on March 13, 1994.
She was a graduate of the former Herndon High School.
Norma was a homemaker and along with her husband had owned and operated the former Leon Leitzel TV and Appliance Store, Klingerstown. She also enjoyed crocheting, crafts and cooking.
She was a member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, where she had been a former choir member, a member and past nobel grand of the Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, and a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge, Camp 433, Pitman.
Surviving are three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Leitzel, Klingerstown, Glenn and Suzette Leitzel, Harrisburg, and David and Dana Leitzel, Elizabeth, Colo; three grandsons, Lance, Stephen and Derek Leitzel; three great-grandchildren, Loring, Mitchell and Grace Leitzel; two brothers, Dr. J. Richard Zerby Mill-ersville, and Alton Zerby, Millersburg; three nieces and one nephew.
Viewing will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Klingerstown, followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Jan Mills officiating. The Idella Rebekah Lodge 58, Dornsife, will conduct a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Interment will be in St. Michael's Lutheran Cemetery Klingerstown. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Michael's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, c/o P.O. Box 71, Klingerstown, PA 17941. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown, has charge of arrangements.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Sep 2009, Tue, Page A9.2
| Father* | John Zerby2 |
| Mother* | Ida Wilkinson2 |
Children of Norma Abby Zerby and Leon Belford Leitzel
Citations
- [S314] Bruce Travis Hall, "Genealogical Database," Bruce Travis Hall (Annapolis MD), data uploaded from CD December 2, 2005.
- [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Norma A. Leitzel, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 08 Sep 2009, Tue, Page A9.
- [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41739414/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.