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Loren Shirk Obituary
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7 p.m. on Friday (April 14) at the family home. Church services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday (April 15) at the Rushville Mennonite Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Loren is survived by his parents, Leon and Rachael Shirk; two brothers, Matthew and Kevin; one sister, Ruth Ella; grandparents, Joseph and Martha Shirk of Lititz, Pa., and Ammon and Martha Weaver of Ephrata, Pa.; great-grandmother, Mrs. Eli Shirk (Fannie Mae) of Ephrata, Pa.; uncles and aunts, Lawrence and Mary Ella Sensenig, Elvin and Ellen Weaver, Mervin and Erma Nolt, Luke and Lucille Nolt, Lee and Lucy Zimmer man, Marlin and Lorraine Shirk, John and Marie Zimmerman, Ethan and Anita Burk holder, Jonas and Ruth Zimmerman, Carl and Kathryn Shirk, Jesse and Brenda Weaver, James and Louise Shirk, Reuben and Miriam Weaver, John David and Norene Zimmerman, Mark and Maryann Weaver, Ammon Weaver and John (Norma) Weaver.
Loren was predeceased by two brothers, Randal W. and Gerald W. Shirk.
Arrangements are by the Kenneth J. Perkins Funeral Home in Gorham, NY.
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Perkins-Ames Funeral Home, Inc.2583 East Main Street P.O. Box 201, Gorham, NY 14461
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