Born Feb. 25, 1929, in Cove Gap, he was a son of the late George M. and Venie Wiser Zeger.
He was a member of Prince Street United Brethren Church, Shippensburg.
Mr. Zeger first was a dairy farmer, and then he drove a truck for Grove Manufacturing Co. (now Grove Worldwide), headquartered in Shady Grove. He retired from North & South Lines, having been a truck driver.
He was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard, having served in the Korean conflict.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor "Sally" Henderson Zeger, whom he married on Jan. 22, 1948; six sisters, Dorothy Shives, Isabelle Hawk and Georgianna Burkholder, all of Mercersburg; Kathleen Mellott of Fort Loudon; Betty Lou Allen of Abington, Md.; and Emma Shaw of Clay, N.Y.; two brothers, Fred of Chambersburg and George of Schrummburg, Ill.; nieces; and nephews. Five brothers preceded him in death.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., 112 W. King St., Shippensburg. The Rev. James O. Bolich will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Prince Street United Brethren Church, 17 N. Penn St., Shippensburg 17257.
Born Feb. 25, 1929, in Cove Gap, he was a son of the late George M. and Venie Wiser Zeger.
He was a member of Prince Street United Brethren Church, Shippensburg.
Mr. Zeger first was a dairy farmer, and then he drove a truck for Grove Manufacturing Co. (now Grove Worldwide), headquartered in Shady Grove. He retired from North & South Lines, having been a truck driver.
He was a veteran of the Pennsylvania National Guard, having served in the Korean conflict.
Surviving are his wife, Eleanor "Sally" Henderson Zeger, whom he married on Jan. 22, 1948; six sisters, Dorothy Shives, Isabelle Hawk and Georgianna Burkholder, all of Mercersburg; Kathleen Mellott of Fort Loudon; Betty Lou Allen of Abington, Md.; and Emma Shaw of Clay, N.Y.; two brothers, Fred of Chambersburg and George of Schrummburg, Ill.; nieces; and nephews. Five brothers preceded him in death.
Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fogelsanger-Bricker Funeral Home Inc., 112 W. King St., Shippensburg. The Rev. James O. Bolich will officiate. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Prince Street United Brethren Church, 17 N. Penn St., Shippensburg 17257.
Family Members
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Joseph G. Zeger
1921–1922
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Infant "Robert" Zeger
1922–1922
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Dorothy Camilla Zeger Shives
1924–2005
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Isabel L. Zeger Hawk
1926–2013
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Georgianna M. Zeger Burkholder
1927–2006
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Marlin Wesley Zeger
1930–1971
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Kathleen Zeger Mellott
1931–2012
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Betty Lou Zeger Wolfe Allen
1932–2007
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Frederick Benjamin Zeger
1934–2014
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Marshall Zeger
1935–1935
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Emma Florence Zeger Shaw
1936–2004
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Paul Wilton Zeger
1939–1995
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