Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-06-26
DEATH CLAIMS ]. III. ZIMMERMAN
A Resident of Marathon County Since
1888, and a Highly Respected Far
mer of the Town of EastOn.

heSidenC OF marathon County Since
1883, and Highly Respected Far
mer of the Town of East0n.
1t is with the deepest regret that
the Pilot chronicles the death of John
Henry Zimmerman, a prominent far
mer of the town of Easton, which oc-
CURED on Thursday morning, June 81,
1917, at 1920 O'Clock at the family
home. On the first day of June, 1913,
Mr.. Zimmerman suffered stroke of
| paralysis from which ne only partly
recovered physically, but his mental
powers remained unimpaired until the
last. He had been comparatively well
until he became suddenly i'll last
| Tuesday afternoon at about four
o'clock, and death came at the time
stated above. The cause of his de-
mise was complication of ailments,
one of which was pneumonia.
John Henry Zimmerman was born
at Langenbach in the province of Hes
sen-Nassau, Germany, March %, 1910,
and had reached the age of seventy
seven years, two months and twenty
nine days. He emigrated to America
in 1851 with his parents, and settled
at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee county,
Wisconsin. He was united in mar
riage with Miss Elizabeth Orth at Mil
in ybn iv,
the early part of the year of 1875. Six
children, all of whom are living, were
born of this union. At that time the
family lived on a farm at Hartford,
Wisconsin. Later he was married
again, his bride being Miss Wilhel-
nina Kuester His second marriage
took place at Hartford in 1876 and of
this union fourteen children were born,
twelve of whom are living. In 1879
the family moved to farm near Mil
waukee, and in 1888 they came to
Marathon county and settled on a
farm in the town of Easton, which
place is today one OF the finest farms
in this count, and where the. family
still lives.
His life in Marathon county was
mostly given over to farming, al
though along with his business in
terests he also took part in the civic
interests of the county, serving in
various ways. To all who came in
contact with Mr.. Zimmerman in bus
mess, social or other pursuits, every
one proclaimed him as man of ster-
ling character and worth. Those who
knew him best admired him most be-
cause they fully realized his excellent |
traits of character. His name and en-
ergy has been identified with this
growing community ever since his
coming to Marathon county. He was
a devoted husband and father, his |
home life ideal, being pervaded with |
the atmosphere of love and of gener-
Gus hospitality. A good man has gone |
to his reward.
The solemn and impressive cere-
monies attending the burial of Mr.. |
Zimmerman were held Sunday after
noon at one o'clock from his farm |
home, after which the funeral cortege
proceeded to st. Johns Evangelical |
Lutheran church in the town of Eas-
ton, Rev. Otto Boettcher conducting
the services. Burial followed in the
cemetery at that place. The pail
bearers, whom Mr.. Zimmerman had
chosen, were Ferdinand SalZseider,
Herman Ramthun, Christian Schlund,
August Tesch, Carl Wendt and Carl
Hahn, all old friends and neighbors
of the deceased.
The very large attendance at the
funeral evidenced the high esteem in
which the departed was held by his
numerous old friends and neighbors.
The floral emblems were numerous
and beautiful and emblematic of the
purity and excellence of the life and
character of the deceased.
Mr.. Zimmerman leaves his widow
and eighteen children, namely, Henry
w. Zimmerman of Wauwatosa; Geo.
E., julius c., Otto P, and Miss Rosa
E. Zimmerman of Milwaukee; Arthur
Zimmerman of San Francisco, CAL;
Miss Alma Zimmerman, Mrs. Albert
Hintze and Frederick w. Zimmerman
of the town of Easton, Roland C. Zim-
hermann of Wimbledon, N. D., Mrs.
Reinhard Gohdes of the town of Tex
as, and Miss Lillian, Herbert R., Vic
tor, L., Walter H., Misses Erna and
Esther and Clarence H. Zimmerman
of the town of Easton. With the ex-
ception of Arthur Zimmerman of San
Francisco, all were present for their
fathers funeral.
The following from out of town at
tended the funeral: Mr.. and Mrs. o.
P. Zimmerman, Mr.. and Mrs. George
E. Zimmerman, Miss Rosa thinner
mann, Julius and Henry Zimmerman
of Milwaukee; Roland c. Zimmerman
of Wimbledon, N. D., Henry Feerick of
vile, Mr.. and Mrs. Gust. Winkel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lau of Shawano,
all of whom departed yesterday for
their homes.
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