Mildred J. "Millie" Zimmer
PIERCE — Memorial services for Mildred J. "Millie" Zimmer, 94, of Pierce were held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pierce with Rev. Gordon Bruce and Vicar Travis Henry officiating. Inurnment was held at Prospect View Cemetery at Pierce. Organist was Linda Peekenschneider. Honorary pallbearers were Millie’s grandchildren.
Millie died on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at Heritage of Bel Air Nursing Home in Norfolk. Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce is in charge of the arrangements.
Millie was born on Feb. 12, 1926, in Osmond to Ervin and Frieda (Brockman) Lorenz. She was baptized on March 14, 1926, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond and confirmed on April 2, 1939, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Millie attended grade school at a rural country district school in rural Osmond and graduated from Osmond High School. After graduation, Millie’s family moved to Pierce and she began working at the Drug Store in Pierce. While working at the Drug Store, she would meet her future husband, Don Zimmer, when he would come in to order a cherry coke. Millie married Donald R. “Don” Zimmer on May 8, 1947, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in rural Pierce. After marriage, the couple continued living in Pierce. Millie enjoyed refinishing furniture, matting, crocheting, cross-stitching, canning, coloring, attending many Pierce Blue Jay sporting events with her husband Don, and singing in the church choir with her husband. Millie also enjoyed spending time with her family. Millie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Pierce and Pierce Historical Society, as well as being involved with Ashfall Fossil Beds.
Survivors include her son, Gary (Mary) Zimmer of Pierce; daughter, Sheryl (Paul) Buss of Pierce; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and sister, Carol Oestreich of Hadar.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Don, on June 23, 2019; parents, Ervin and Frieda; sister, Marlene Rahder; brothers-in-law, Shorty Rahder and Dallas Oestreich, granddaughter-in-law Dayna Buss and nephew, Pete Rahder.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.
