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Wayne E. Bertram
Wayne E. Bertram, 84, of Greenville, Ohio, went peacefully to be with
his Lord and Savior on July 4, 2014. He was surrounded by family and
friends in the final days of his life. Wayne was preceded in death by
his parents Sherman and Lois Bertram. Wayne, a U.S. Army veteran of the
Korean Conflict, was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 25, 1930, and
raised in Monticello, Kentucky.
Wayne was a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Camden, Ohio and
was a strong believer in Christ. He accepted the Lord as Savior in July
1954, after hearing the sermon, “Payday Someday” by R.G. Lee.
Wayne spent his career working for the United States Postal Service,
first as a clerk then as president of the Dayton Local of the American
Postal Worker’s Union (APWU) until 1977. He then served as a National
Business Agent for the APWU until 1995 when he retired.
Wayne is survived by his wife of more than 54 years, Edith Lamons
Bertram, children Lesia Bertram, of Greenville, Ohio, Douglas
(Catherine) Bertram, of Arcanum, Ohio and Leticia (Richard) Miller, of
Greenville, Ohio. His grandchildren Ashley (Bertram) Todd and husband
Brian, of Costa Rica, Elizabeth (Miller) Davis and husband Clint, of
Wilder, Kentucky, Stacy (Bertram) Berry and husband Chris, of Fort
Mitchell, Kentucky and Victoria Miller, of Greenville, Ohio, as well as
one great-granddaughter, Emma Todd. He is also survived by three
sisters Vera Burke, of Chrisney, Indiana, Loretta Catron, of
Monticello, Kentucky, and Janice (Lawrence) Carrender, of West Chester,
Ohio and brother Paul Bertram, of Monticello, Kentucky. He is also
survived by many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank the radiology nurses of Good Samaritan
Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, State of the Heart Hospice of Darke County,
Ohio as well as Dr. John Studebaker of Greenville, Ohio for their
outstanding and compassionate care during Wayne’s illness.
There will be a service held on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 12:00 PM at
First Southern Baptist Church, 35 N. Liberty Street, Camden, Ohio, with
Dr. Greg F. Jackson officiating. Burial will be in the
Abbottsville Cemetery at approximately 3:00 PM. Family will
receive friends on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 from 4-8 PM at Zechar Bailey
Funeral Home, Greenville as well as from 10:00 AM until the time of the
service on Wednesday at Church. It is the wishes of the family that
memorial contributions be given to the Wounded Warrior Program. Wayne’s
eternal home will be in Heaven.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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