Anne M. Kerle

October 9, 1932 - April 17, 2014

Anne M. Kerle, 81, of Clarion, was called home to the Lord on Thursday, April 17, 2014. Born October 9, 1932 in Clarion; she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Agnes B. Schill Kerle. Anne was a graduate of the Immaculate Conception School. She owned the Doris-Anne Beauty Salon on Main Street in Clarion for many years. Anne was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion, where she was very active in church activities.  She was also a member of Charitable Deeds and Services for 11 years. She enjoyed cruises and traveling, especially to Europe, Lourdes, and Hawaii.  Anne also enjoyed hosting parties and cooking.  She looked forward to the Autumn Leaf Festival every year because she was surrounded by her friends and family.  Anne was devoted to her family and enjoyed making others happy. Surviving are a sister, Doris Callen and her husband, Butch, of Florida; three brothers, John Kerle and his wife, Kate, of Knox, Jim Kerle  and his wife, Martha, of Clarion, and Jerome Kerle and his wife, Jan, of Florida; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Kerle of Fryburg; a number of nieces and nephews; and longtime friend, Mary Helen Senard of Clarion. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Joe Kerle, and a sister, Mary Lou Ball. Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood Street, Clarion. Wake service will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in the funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion with Rev. Monty Sayers, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church, presiding. Entombment will be held in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorials and donations can be made to Charitable Deeds and Services, 98 Hickory Nut Lane, Knox PA 16232. Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home, 638 Wood Street, Clarion. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2014, at the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion.