The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Tuesday, March 26, 1996                TAG: 9603260249
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: HAMPTON                            LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

JACK GERBER

Jack ``Godfather'' Gerber, 86, died Saturday, March 23, 1996, in the VA Hospital in Hampton.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received an honorable discharge. He was a prior business owner in Norfolk.

He is survived by his daughter, Eva Carpenter of Virginia Beach; two sons, Leroy Brazzell of Virginia Beach and Wayne Brazzell of Tennessee; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

The funeral will be conducted by Rabbi Samuel Sobel today at 7 p.m. and visitation will follow in Kellum Funeral Home, Rosewood Chapel. Burial will be in Quantico National Cemetery at 11 a.m. Thursday.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB