Samuel E. ZIRKLE

Age 92, the third son of the late Samuel G. and Margaret E. Greer Zirkle. Sam graduated from The Ohio State University in 1940 and was later certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a professional engineer. Following his graduation from OSU Sam served for five years during World War II as an officer of the Army Signal Corps. Sam spent the largest part of his career with the American Sterilizer Company. Sam was a member of the Glenwood United Methodist Church. Sam's many interests also included gardening, painting and athletics of all kinds. Sam was preceded in death by his two wives, Esther Gifford Zirkle in 2005, and Enid Sackrison Zirkle in 1960. Three brothers, Lewis G. Zirkle of Rathdrum, ID (d. 4/30/2005 age 90), John Zirkle of Findlay, OH and Richard Zirkle of San Angelo, TX, and one sister, Margaret Zirkle Schwarz of Albuquerque, NM, predeceased him. Sam's living relatives include a son and a daughter, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Son, Douglas and his wife Mickey of Ft. Pierce, FL. Daughter, Dorothy Ochsenbein of Castle Rock, CO. Sam's sister, Mary Zirkle, lives in Defiance, OH. Relatives by marriage include Elsie Gifford of Erie, PA, the Evans family of Waterford, PA, and the Boyer family of Indiana, PA.

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