MIFFLINTOWN, Violet L. Zimmerman, 93, of Bridges at Brookline, Mifflintown and formerly of Mifflintown died at 4:40 a.m., Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Bridges at Brookline.
Born November 24, 1918 in Beale Twp., Juniata County she was a daughter of the late Emmanuel D. and Jennie (Bryner) Lebkicher. Her husband, Lester H. Zimmerman, Sr., preceded her in death on December 30, 1980.
She is survived by three sons, Lester H. and his wife Vera (Swartz) Zimmerman, Jr., Jeffrey M. and his wife Miriam (Fairman) Zimmerman, Randall E. and Nancy (Leppert) Zimmerman, all of Mifflintown; she also leaves behind eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
One son, Douglas C. Zimmerman preceded her in death on July 15, 1983, and she is the last of her generation having been preceded in death by 8 siblings, Earl Lebkicher, Charlotte Knepp, Emma Foltz, Elsie Clouser, Hazel Heister, Marie Kinzer, Learie Swartz and Pearl Houtz.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Nook, the Order of the Eastern Star, Mifflin Ch. 260, Mifflintown and the Juniata County Council of Republican Women.
In earlier life, she along with her late husband, owned and operated Terrace Gardens, Mifflintown , then they owned and operated Zimmie’s Restaurant in downtown Mifflintown. Later, she was employed by Zimmie’s Diner, Mifflintown before retiring as a sales lady from Dank’s & Co., Lewistown.
Violet was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved to share her extraordinary culinary skills by cooking, baking pies and cookies and making fudge.
Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Nook, with the Rev. Charles Hershberger officiating. Interment will follow in the Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown.
Viewing will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. on Monday, March 26, 2012 from the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc., 100 Bridge St., Mifflintown. There will be no viewing on Tuesday at the Church.
For those who wish, memorial donations in Mrs. Zimmerman’s memory may be made to the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 15275 Rt. 35 South, Mifflin, PA 17058.