Zuber, Frederick A.

1920 - 2001  (80 years)

• Name	Zuber, Frederick A.
  Birth	3 Sep 1920	Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ZUBE.F001
  _FGRAVE	85619449
  Military Service	World War II, Technician 5th Grade, 745th Tank Battalion, United States Army  [1]
  	Medical Detachment, 745th Tank Battalion (Heavy)
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Technician Fifth Grade (T/5 or Tec 5), United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		745th Tank Battalion, United States Army
  Death	4 Feb 2001	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Saint Marys Cemetery, Sainte Marie, Jasper County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I52130	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2022

  
  

  Family	Burgener, Leatha,   b. 12 Apr 1930, Richland County, Illinois d. 31 Jul 2012, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	> 1. Zuber, Paul > 2. Zuber, Dave > 3. Zuber, James > 4. Zuber, John + 5. Zuber, Cathy,   b. 8 Dec 195_ > 6. Zuber, Ginny > 7. Zuber, Rose > 8. Zuber, Joanne > 9. Zuber, Ruth > 10. Zuber, Mary
  Family ID	F18884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Sep 1920 - Jasper County, Illinois Death - 4 Feb 2001 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Burial - - Saint Marys Cemetery, Sainte Marie, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Frederick A. Zuber. 80, of Newton, died at 4 p.m. Sunday, February 4, 2001, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today with rosary at 7 p.m. at Buchanan Funeral Home in Newton. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Newton with Father Joseph Molloy celebrating mass. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Ste. Marie with full military rites by Ste. Marie American Legion Post #932. Mr. Zuber was born on September 3, 1920, in Jasper County, the son of John and Caroline (Ochs) Zuber. He married Leatha Burgener on November 25, 1947, in Ste. Marie. She survives. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church in Newton. He was a former member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ste. Marie. He was a World War II Army veteran and a member of Ste. Marie American Legion Post #932. Mr. Zuber is survived by his wife of 53 years, Leatha Zuber, of Newton; four sons, Paul Zuber and his wife, Linda, of Newton, Dave Zuber and his wife, Terri, of Newton, James Zuber and his wife, Carol, of Newton, and John Zuber and his wife, Debbie, of Newton; six daughters, Catherine Sullens and her husband, Dave, of Kilgore, Texas, Ginny Jones and her husband, Richard, of Ore City, Texas, Rose Compton and her husband, Gerry, of Shelbyville, Joanne Will and her husband, Alen, of Neoga, Ruth Lindley, of Newton, and Mary Pool and her husband, Bruce, of Berryville; a brother, Frank J. Zuber, of Newton; two sisters, Marie Jones, of Rockford, and Christine Ginder, of Olney; and 35 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, one sister and one grandchild. Memorials may be made to St Mary's Cemetery. Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)

  
  

• Sources

  [S15217] FindaGrave.com, Obituary, Zuber, Frederick A., 80, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85619449/frederick-a-zuber), none. (Reliability: 2).