John Earl Kerr

Male 1922 - 2000  (78 years)


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  • Name John Earl Kerr 
    Birth 2 Feb 1922  Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Mar 2000  Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • FROSTBURG John Earl Kerr, 78, of 80 Mount Pleasant St., Frostburg, died Thursday, March 16, 2000, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born Feb. 2, 1922, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Thomas and Effie (Adkins) Kerr. He also was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Mr. Kerr was a retired supervisor for the State of Maryland Department of Juvenile Services' Green Ridge Youth Center, and he served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Frostburg, and was an avid grower of roses. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Hazel (Wingert) Kerr; three sons, Jon Thomas Kerr and wife Jacqueline, Frostburg, Glen Joseph Kerr and wife Penny, San Jose, Calif., and Richard Douglas Kerr and wife Jill, Frostburg; four grandchildren, Scott, Brandon, Aaron and Samuel Kerr; one step-grandson, David Troutman; two great-grandchildren, J.R. and Kaitlin Kerr; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Mike Tamorria officiating. Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park. Sons and grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Military honors will be accorded at graveside by the Farrady Post 24 American Legion Honor Guard.


      He was buried on 18 Mar 2000 in Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, Allegany Co., Maryland.

      John Earl KERR and Hazel WINGERT were married about 1943.
    Person ID I48280  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father Thomas Kerr,   b. 1880, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1964, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Laura Effie Adkins,   b. 1883   d. 29 Jan 1959, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1902 
    Family ID F17419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hazel Wingert,   b. 27 Apr 1923, Wellersburg, Southampton Township, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 2011, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1943 
    Children 
     1. Jon Thomas Kerr,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
     2. Glen Joseph Kerr,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
     3. Richard Douglas Kerr,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
    Family ID F18129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 


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