Fred G. Zorb, 83, of 232 E. Christie Ave. died at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Sunnyview Home.

Born in Butler on Sept. 3, 1923, he was the son of Irving S. and Elda Graham Zorb.

He retired in 1981 as the fire chief for Butler after 35 years. Chief Zorb was a founding member of Butler County's 911 System, and he continued to serve until recently.

He also was a member of the original committee to build a public safety training center in Butler County, which resulted in the Butler County Community College Public Safety Training Facility that was dedicated in 2002.

He was a member of Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church.

He served in the Army Air Corps as an aircraft mechanic in Florida during World War II.

In 1998, he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame for 50 years of consecutive voting.

Surviving are his wife, Hilda Kipper Keck Zorb, whom he married May 4, 1994; two daughters, Mary Lee Harmon of Kingsport, Tenn., and Susan Zorb of Boston, Mass.; and two grandsons, John and Todd Harmon. He also is survived by a sister, JoAnne Bauman of Saxonburg; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Cora May Zorb, who died in 1992; a sister, Helen Zorb; a son, Fred Zorb Jr., who died in 1969; and a brother, Irving Zorb Jr.

<B>ZORB </B>— Friends of Fred G. Zorb, who died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will follow at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Merry Meloy, his church pastor, officiating. Burial will be at the North Side Cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Jefferson St., Butler, PA 16001.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.