Richard D ZENTMIRE

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Richard D. Zentmire, passed away peacefully on September 8, 2011. He was born March 8, 1919 to D. Harold and Naomi Zentmire in Kirksville, MO. He grew up in Marengo, IA, where he became an Eagle Scout. He studied engineering at Iowa State in Ames, completed their ROTC program, and graduated in 1940. Employment with General Electric brought him east to Schenectady. He became active in Union Presbyterian Church, where he met and married Frances Ruder on May 22, 1942. By then, war had come. Dick was commissioned 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and served from 1942 to 1945 in the European Theater. He mustered out with the rank of major. Returning to his job at GE, Dick worked tirelessly until his retirement in 1983. Dick was active in Boy Scout Troop 11, and was an Elder and a Deacon at his church for many years. Dick was preceded in death by his parents; his beloved wife, Frances, and his youngest son, Robert.

Richard married Mary Frances RUDER 22 May 1942, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. Mary was born 5 Jul 1918, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died 28 Dec 2003, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York. [Group Sheet]

1. Robert Sloan ZENTMIRE was born 28 Sept 1951, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; died 15 Jun 1967, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; was buried Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York.

David married Naomi A MARGREITER 31 Aug 1916, Kirksville, Adair, Missouri. Naomi was born 29 Sep 1888, Shelbina, Shelby, Missouri; died 4 Jun 1971, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa; was buried IOOF Cemetery, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

James married Emma Phebe SLOAN 26 Feb 1884, Hancock, Illinois. Emma was born 17 Oct 1862, Oquawka, Henderson, Iowa; died 10 Jul 1954, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa; was buried Sharon Cemetery, Harrison Twp., Lee, Iowa. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"William H. Zentmire was born in Warren County, Ohio, September 1, 1844. His father, David Zentmire, was a native of the same state and was of German ancestry. The paternal grandfather served as a soldier in the War of 1812. David Zentmire was a carpenter by trade and followed that pursuit in early manhood, but afterward turned his attention to farming and became fairly well-to-do. His political allegiance was given to the Whig Party and he afterward supported the Republican Party. He married Diana Minick, who was born in Pennsylvania and was a member of the Quaker or Friends church. She represented one of the old Pennsylvania Dutch families. By her marriage she became the mother of the following named: Angeline, the wife of Robert J. Black, a retired farmer living in Chautauqua County, Kansas; Amanda, deceased; Samantha, who makes her home with her sister Angeline; William H.; Sylvester, deceased; Wilson, who is superintendent of the county infirmary of Mercer County, Illinois; Elizabeth, the wife of Hale McClure, a cattleman of North Dakota; George, a cattleman of Montana; Harry, who is engaged in farming near Big Mound, Iowa; Alice, the widow of Horace McLean, of Red Oak, Iowa; and Eva, the wife of Adam Hemingway and a resident of Red Oak, Iowa."

Source: 1907 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Pages 734 & 735

David married Dianna Amanda MINICK 26 May 1840, Warren Co., Ohio. Dianna was born 26 Apr 1820, Ohio; died 4 Jul 1869, Millersburg Twp., Mercer Co., Illinois; was buried Brick Cemetery, Joy, Mercer Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Although the 1907 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, pages 734 & 735 says Dianna was born in Pennsylvania, and the 1860 US Census recorded her being born in Virginia, David and Dianna's marriage record indicated she was born in Ohio, as did the History of Mercer and Henderson Counties, 1882, so we are going with Ohio.