Paul Zerbe was born February 27, 1930 to William and Marie (Redekopp) Zerbe in Lustre, Montana. He passed away peacefully into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, at his home on April 16, 2016, at the age of 86 after a short battle with stomach cancer. He accepted the Lord at the age of 13 during a revival meeting at the Lustre M.B. Church. He attended Lustre Country School through the 8th grade and went on to Prairie Bible School in Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, his freshman year. He finished his high school years at Glasgow High School, graduating in 1949. He and his brother, Otto, had to return to Glasgow to finish high school and help with the family farm because of his father’s illness.
In 1950, Paul and his brother Otto, went into the farm equipment business together in their dad’s shop starting Zerbe Bros. Inc. In 1951, Paul attended a year at LeTourneau Tech in Longview, Texas, to study welding. While visiting his sister and family in Nebraska, he met Ferne Rousselle, and they were married June 18, 1952 in Culbertson, Nebraska. They had 3 children; Lynell, Galen, and Sherrie. Paul loved farming, especially harvest. He enjoyed driving the combine or grain cart. After retirement, in 1997, Paul and Ferne moved to Glasgow. Their winters were spent at Bibleville in Alamo, Texas working at Rio Grande Bible Institute. Paul was the local handy-man fixing everyone’s plumbing problems.
Paul was a member of the M.B. Church and later transferred to the Evangelical Church in Glasgow. He was a school board member at LCHS and also a board member for the Valley County Refuge for many years.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents, brothers; Otto and Ludwig Zerbe, sister Lydia Laird, sister-in-laws; Joyce, Esther, Lorraine, and Marilyn Berg Zerbe, brother-in-laws; Ray Laird, Don Norris and Dell Buller, and a great grandson, Christian Gartside.
He is survived by his wife, Ferne of 63 1/2 years, son Galen (Karla) Zerbe, daughters; Lynell (Bob) Myers and Sherrie (Kurt) Campbell, grandchildren; Andrew Gartside, Paula Gartside, Chelsey (Jatin) Gandhi, Karissa Campbell, Jillian Campbell, Cpl. Kole Campbell, Taylor Zerbe, Janae Zerbe and Regan Zerbe, and three great grandchildren, a brother, Ben Zerbe, a sister, Lois Zerbe, sister-in-law, Marlene Zerbe and Evelyn Buller, brother-in-law; Duane (Marge) Rousselle, along with many nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 at Bell Mortuary in Glasgow, MT. Visitation will be open from noon till 8:00 PM with family receiving friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Services will be held Thursday, April 21st, 2016 at 11:00 AM at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow, MT. A luncheon will follow services at Evangelical Church. Burial is private.