Don R Zimmerman

Married 28 Dec 1945 in [Madison Co.], Indiana to Helen M Durham
Daughter of David L Durham and Lenora Alice Gavin
Born 26 Nov 1923 in Elwood, Madison Co., Indiana
Died 12 Oct 1996 in Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana

Notes

• Son of Ralph R. and Nora (O'Neill) Zimmerman, both of Indiana.
• Don's age in the census records: in 1920, age 0/12; in 1930, age 10.
• Obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, 03 Feb 1997, courtesy of Elwood Public Library:
  Don R. Zimmerman
    Alexandria, Ind.–Don R. Zimmerman, 77, died Saturday at his home after an extended illness.
    He was born in Tipton, the son of Ralph R. and Nora O'Neill Zimmerman.
    He moved to Alexandria from South Bend in 1975. He retired in 1975 as district manager of the Social Security offices in Madison, Vincennes and Wausau, Wis. He worked for the Social Security Administration a total of 32 years.
    He was a member of Our Blessed Savior Lutheran Church, Alexandria. He was a 52-year member of the American Legion, a past commander of Kokomo Post 6 and Alexandria Post 87 and involved in Madison County 40 and 8. He was a member of the Alexandria Elks Lodge 478, where he had served as secretary and Alexandria Eagles Lodge 1771.
    He was a 1941 graduate of Concordia Teacher's College in River Forest, Ill.
    He was a corporal in the U.S. Army Air Corps in both World War II and the Korean Conflict.
    Survivors include a daughter, Susan Foster of Alexandria; a son, Don Zimmerman Jr. of Elkhart; a brother, Horace Zimmerman of Atlanta; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife of 51 years, Helen Durham Zimmerman, who died Oct. 12, 1996.
    Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Owens Funeral Home, Alexandria with Pastor Joseph Stark III officiating. Burial will be at Park View Cemetery in Alexandria, with full military honors by the Alexandria American Legion.
    Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The Alexandria American Legion will conduct a memorial service tonight at the funeral home.
    Memorial contributions may be made to Our Blessed Savior Lutheran Church or the Hospice Program of St. John's Medical Center through the funeral home.

Sources

• 1920 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Cicero Twp., Tipton City, Ward 2, E.D. 195, Sheet No. 1B [=149B], 17-18, 110 N. East St., 12 Jan 1920
• 1930 - U.S. Census, Indiana, Tipton Co., Cicero Twp., Tipton City, Ward 3, E.D. 80-3, Sheet No. 14A [=46A], 307-312, 412 E. Jefferson St., 12 Apr 1930
• SSDI 315-07-4267