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              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, January 28, 1995             TAG: 9501280178
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

EVA F. MERKLE

Eva F. Merkle, 86, of Portsmouth, died Jan. 27, 1995.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Marvin and Marsha Merkle; and three grandchildren, Jenefer, Michael, and Heather.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Beth-El Cemetery at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Richmond. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Beth Shalom Home of Eastern Virginia in Virginia Beach.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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