Roy E. Zimmerman
Sept. 26, 1896-June 30, 1976
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, July 1, 1976, page 6 , col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES--Roy E. Zimmerman, 79, of 520 Lake St., died at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday in Dor-A-Lin Nursing Home, following an extended illness. He was a retired employe of the Studebaker Corporation and a member of St. John's United Church of Christ.
Mr. Zimmerman was born Sept. 26, 1896 in Niles and lived his entire life here. On Dec. 15, 1917 he married the former Golda A. James, who died April 4, 1956.
He is survived by a son, Donald of Mishawaka; a sister, Mrs. Frieda Bryant of Niles, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John's United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Harry O. Willman, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday at the Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorials may be made the Mr. Zimmerman's church.