NAME: James Joseph Zipprich
AGE: 69
BORN: December 25, 1948 in Greene County
DIED: 10:45a.m., Sunday, September 9, 2018 at his home
PARENTS: Jerome and Marie (Goetten) Zipprich, both deceased
MARRIED: Nancy Jean Kirbach, February 27, 1981 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Jerseyville
OCCUPATION: Retired from GTE as a telephone cable splicer
MILITARY SERVICE: US Army Veteran (1968-1970) Vietnam War
MEMBERSHIPS: Jerseyville American Legion Post 492, Jerseyville Knights of Columbus
VISITATION: 4 - 8 pm, Thursday, September 13, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, in Jerseyville, with Prayer Service at 3:45 pm
FUNERAL MASS: 10:00 am, Friday, September 14 at Holy Ghost Catholic Church, in Jerseyville
CLERGY: Father Marty Smith and Deacon John Bretz
BURIAL: St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Jerseyville with full military rites by Jerseyville American Legion Post 492
MEMORIALS: In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Jerseyville American Legion Honor Guard, of which he was a member, or Holy Ghost/St. Francis Schools
SURVIVORS
WIFE: Nancy Jean Zipprich
SONS: Joshua James (Jennifer) Zipprich of Glen Carbon; Chad David (Kimberly) Zipprich of Las Vegas, Nevada
GRANDCHILDREN: Kayla Rose Zipprich, Carter James Zipprich, Alexa Taylor Zipprich, Austin Joseph Zipprich
SISTER: Barbara Zipprich of Jerseyville
BROTHER: Michael (Nancy Jo) Zipprich of Elsah
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: parents
ALEXANDER GUBSER FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
