-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GV] Zimmerman, Walter, Obit From: RONFARM15@aol.com To: GER-VOLGA-L@rootsweb.com The Coloradoan Fort Collins, CO Walter Zimmerman Published Saturday, February 23, 2002Walter J. Zimmerman, 85, of Fort Collins, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, in Fort Collins. A memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Collinwood Assisted Living Facility in Fort Collins. The Rev. Dick Berg will officiate. Cremation has taken place. Walter Zimmerman was born Sept. 11, 1916, in Rochelle, Ill., to John Zimmerman and Wilhelmina Woodrich Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman attended school in Rochelle. He married Elizabeth McCracken on April 9, 1937, in Rockford, Ill. Mr. Zimmerman became a resident of Fort Collins in 1973 after living in Stillman Valley, Ill. He was an electrician for Bartelt Engineering for 18 years until his retirement in 1973. Mr. Zimmerman was a member of the International Association of Machinists. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman of Fort Collins; a son, Craig Zimmerman of Fort Collins; and a granddaughter, Jennifer Blehm of Fort Collins. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Wayne Zimmerman. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 650 W. Drake Rd., Fort Collins, CO, 80526.