Age 13. Passed away at his residence after a long illness on February 25, 1993. He was born May 9, 1979 in Racine. "Chuckie" was a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Union Grove, Wis., and was a seventh grade student at Raymond Grade School. Surviving are his mother, Annette (nee: Hoppe) Kerkman of Union Grove, Wis.; his father and stepmother, Charles W. (Sue) Kerkman Sr.; stepsister, Kimberly Brown, all of Raymond Township, Wis.; special friend, "Sara"; grandparents, Ronald and Sue Kerkman of Union Grove, Wis., Rolland and Mary Hoppe of Raymond Township, Wis.; great-grandparents, many aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. An uncle, Neal Kerkman, preceded him in death on September 8, 1991. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Highway 45, Union Grove, Wis., on Saturday, February 27, 1993, at 12 noon with Rev. Charles E. Conley officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Raymond Township, Wis. Visitation will be held on SATURDAY at the CHURCH from 9:30 a.m. until time of the Funeral Mass. Memorials are greatly encouraged in his memory.

Source - Racine Journal Times - Feb 26, 1993

Source - Photo courtesy of Nadeen Sobottka.