Age 30. Passed away after motorcycle-auto accident at St. Mary's Medical Center on September 8, 1991. He was born in Racine on August 22, 1961. Neal married the former Vicki L. Plourde at St. Robert Bellarmine, Union Grove, October 12, 1985. He was employed with Dennis Forston Construction Company of Sussex, Wis. He was a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church and West Allis Bowman's Club. Surviving are his wife, Vicki; two children. Kelli and Jilana; his parents, Ronald and Sue (nee: Malsch) Kerkman of Union Grove; three sisters, Mary (Steven) Bernstein of Union Grove, Janet (Al) Hogg of Cartersville, Ga., and Ann Kerkman at home; four brothers, Martin (Christine) of Union Grove, Charles (Sue) of Caledonia, Paul (Laura) of Union Grove, and William at home; grandparents, Marcel and Marie Kerkman of Kansasville, Wis. and Mabel Larsen of Kenosha, Wis.; father and mother-in-law, Ray and Maraloy Plourde of Franksville; and sister-in-law, Diane (Larry) Norval of Racine; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives. His grandmother, Coletta Kerkman preceded him in death in 1983. Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 1991 at 10:30 a.m. AT ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Hwy. 45, Union Grove, with Rev. Charles Conley officiating. Burial will follow at Union Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held TODAY (Tuesday) from 5 until 9 p.m. at the Polnasek Funeral Home with 8:30 p.m. Scripture Prayer. Memorials to the family may be given if so desired.

Source - Racine Journal Times - Sep 10, 1991