Zehr, Lawrence, son of Michael and Christiana (Gerber) Zehr, was born at Indian River, N.Y., Nov. 6, 1899; died at Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 17, 1968, from a gun shot wound in a service station holdup where he worked as a part-time attendant; aged 69 y. 1 m. 11 d. On Sept. 25, 1924, he was married to Freida Kipfer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Clayton and Lester), 2 daughters (Mrs. Violet Cote and Mrs. Charlotte Klingelsmith), 17 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Alma Steckley and Mrs. Lola Roggie), and 6 brothers (Abner, Benjamin, Harold, Olen, Vernon, and Roy). He was preceded in death by one dughter (Mrs. Donna Boshart), Aug. 15, 1968, as the result of a traffic accident. He was a member of the Clarence Center Church, Akron, N.Y. Funeral services were held at Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 18, with Nelson Kanagy officiating, and at Alden Church, Dec. 22, with Howard S. Bauman officiating, assisted by David Beachy; interment in Good Cemetery.
Zehr, Lawrence, son of Michael and Christiana (Gerber) Zehr, was born at Indian River, N.Y., Nov. 6, 1899; died at Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 17, 1968, from a gun shot wound in a service station holdup where he worked as a part-time attendant; aged 69 y. 1 m. 11 d. On Sept. 25, 1924, he was married to Freida Kipfer, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Clayton and Lester), 2 daughters (Mrs. Violet Cote and Mrs. Charlotte Klingelsmith), 17 grandchildren, 2 sisters (Mrs. Alma Steckley and Mrs. Lola Roggie), and 6 brothers (Abner, Benjamin, Harold, Olen, Vernon, and Roy). He was preceded in death by one dughter (Mrs. Donna Boshart), Aug. 15, 1968, as the result of a traffic accident. He was a member of the Clarence Center Church, Akron, N.Y. Funeral services were held at Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 18, with Nelson Kanagy officiating, and at Alden Church, Dec. 22, with Howard S. Bauman officiating, assisted by David Beachy; interment in Good Cemetery.
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