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Stephen Zerfas Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 10, 2018.

Stephen was born on September 8, 1946 and passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018. Stephen was a resident of Trent, South Dakota at the time of passing. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in Marshall, MN in 1964. He went into the Army in 1965 and was sent to Vietnam twice. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, in Brookings. A rosary will begin at 5:30 pm, on Monday, at Rude's Funeral Home, in Brookings. A visitation will follow the Rosary from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a Liturgical Wake Service beginning at 7:30 pm. In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the David M. Zerfas Memorial Scholarship.

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105 W 8th St S PO Box 424, Brookings, SD 57006

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