ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. Obituary for: ZIMMER, MITCHELL Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. Source: Honaker Funeral Home, Slidell, La. Died: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 ======================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ======================================================================= ZIMMER, MITCHELL February 11, 1921 - November 25, 2014 ========== A photo is available for this file. Please go to http://usgwarchives.net/la/sttammany/obits/dateobits/2014/st1411.htm and click to view list of photos. ========== MITCHELL “MIKE” ZIMMER, 93, of Slidell, LA, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Mississippi, where he was a resident for the past two years. Beloved Husband of the late Josephine Julia Buba Zimmer; Father of Michelle Boudreaux (Ernest), Laura Chauffe (Milton), and the late Pamela Christine Zimmer; Son of the late Anthony and Anna Zimmer; Brother of Bettie Galinis, and the late Anna Jorjovitz, Mary Burda, Steve Zimmer, Beverly Zimmer, Shirley Zimmer, Edward Zimmer, and Anthony “Tom” Zimmer; Also survived by two grandchildren: Jennifer Rodrigues, and Matthew Chauffe; three great-grandchildren: Alyssa Rodrigues, Madelynn Chauffe, and Keily Reeves. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mr. Zimmer moved to New Orleans in 1962 to work on the NASA Saturn Program, and was a resident of Slidell for the past 18 years. He was a U.S. Navy World War II Veteran, serving as a Chief Torpedo Man, and retired after 22 years of service. He retired from Martin Marietta in 1983. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 910 Crossgates Blvd, Slidell LA, on Monday, December 1, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. Friends may visit at the church on Monday morning beginning at 10:00am. Burial will be in FOREST LAWN CEMETERY. U.S. Navy ===================