Earnest K. “Earnie” Gast
Earnest K. “Earnie” Gast age 93 of Radnor died peacefully Saturday morning February 16, 2008 at the Marion General Hospital
He was born January 20, 1915 in Prospect to the late Verne B. and Jennie (Swaney) Gast, also predeceased by 1 sister: Esther Bell and nephew Eddie Mack
Earnie was a Graduate of Prospect High School class of 1933, was a retired farmer and had worked in the ASCS office in Delaware
He was a former long time member of the Prospect Zion United Church of Christ and served on it’s consistory for many yrs., he was a current member of the Prospect United Methodist Church, member of the Marion Lodge #70 F & A.M., member of the Prospect and Pleasant Senior Citizens, former Board member at the Prospect Farmers Exchange, former Boys 4-H Advisor in Prospect
Earnie enjoyed golfing, gardening, fishing and hunting, was an avid O.S.U. Buckeye fan and along with his wife Dorothy he enjoyed traveling, they had visited all 50 states and 26 countries
On April 17, 1938 in Hartville he married Dorothy L. (Hoopman) and she survives, also surviving are 3 nieces: Judy (Glenn) Schultz of Richwood, Marsha Mack of Marion and Suzi (Bruce) Modlin of Omaha,Nebraska, 1 nephew: Gary (Barbara) Bell of Radnor
Sister in Law: Marie (Lowell) Mack of Marion
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday February 20, 2008 at 11:00 at the Prospect U.M. Church, Rev. David L. Hoffman will officiate, burial will be in the Radnor Cemetery, friends may call Tuesday from 4-7 pm at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home in Richwood and from 10:00 am until the time of service on Wednesday at the Church, there will be Masonic Services Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm at the funeral home in Richwood
Memorial Gifts may be made to Project Faith at PO Box 6 Prospect, Ohio 43342 or The Central Ohio Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 740 Lakeview Plaza Blvd., Suite 225, Worthington, OH 43085
Remembrances and condolences may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com
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