Services:
A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with Pastor Daniel Moore officiating.. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be recited at 7:00 PM.
Kermit Richard Zerby, 65, of Melbourne, FL, formerly of Lexington Park, MD died March 31, 2011 in Wuesthoff Hospice Care Center, Rockledge, FL. Born February 21, 1946 in Bellefonte, PA, he was the son of the late Henry W. and Margaret Delaney Zerby. Mr. Zerby was the loving husband of the late Mary Agnes Root Zerby whom preceded him in death on February 8, 2009. He is survived by his siblings David E. Zerby and Clair W. Zerby both from PA. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his brother Neven Zerby. Mr. Zerby enlisted in the United States Navy in 1964 and served his country for 20 years before his retirement in 1984. During his enlistment he received the Vietnam service medal with five stars, meritorious unit commendation with one star, navy expeditionary medal, national defense service medal, and the armed forces expeditionary medal. He also attended Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA and received his Associates Degree in 1974. Mr. Zerby was employed for seven years by the National Technologies Associates until retiring for health reasons. He belonged to the Fleet Reserve, VFW, the Hollywood Patuxent Moose Lodge 2393, and the American Legion post 274 in Lusby, MD. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 8, 2011 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be recited at 7:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 10:00 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with Pastor Daniel Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers will be Bobby Hall, John Jordon, Tim O’Conner, Joe Zerby, John Cantwell and Ernest Bernich. Contributions in memory of Mr. Zerby may be made to the Hospice of St. Mary’s. P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD, 20650 and/or Mooseheart Child City & School Inc. c/o Patuxent Moose Lodge 2393, 23886 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD 20636.