Kenneth Loren Zettler of Tamaroa

Posted May 08, 2017 5:00 am

Kenneth Loren Zettler, 81, of Tamaroa passed away at 8:15 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2017, at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin. Kenneth had been a farmer and coal miner, last working at the Orient No. 6 mine. He was a member of the Nine Mile Baptist Church at Tamaroa. Kenneth was a U.S. Army veteran. He was born Oct. 1, 1935, in Tamaroa, the son of Joseph and Edith (Harris) Zettler. Kenneth married Loas M. Slover Jan. 4, 1958, in Du Quoin, and she survives. He is survived by his wife of Tamaroa; daughter Mary Zelasko and husband Robert of Tamaroa; daughter-in-law Lorna Zettler of Tamaroa; grandchildren Casey Zettler of Carbondale, Ben Zelasko and wife Cassandra of Tamaroa, and Amanda Zelasko Morris and husband Perry of Smithville, Mo.; two great-grandchildren, Gavin Zelasko and Ida Morris; two sisters, Deloris Slover and husband George of Tamaroa and Janet Bawcom and husband Dwight of Austin, Texas; four brothers, Lawrence Zettler of Kenosha, Wis., Jerry Zettler and wife Janet of Tamaroa, Larry Zettler of Du Quoin, and Richard Zettler and wife Eileen of Tamaroa; and neices and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; son Kenny Joe Zettler; and two brothers, Robert Zettler and Dale Zettler. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa with the Rev. Noah Schlag officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of service Tuesday at Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery in Tamaroa. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Du Quoin V.F.W. and American Legion posts and the U.S. Army. Friends may make memorials to Antioch Cemetery. They will be accepted at the funeral home. For additional information or to sign the memorial guest register, please visit www.searbyfuneralhomes.com.

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