Obit of Zittel, Mildred (Millie) Adeline Gerboth  (aaa) - Cleveland County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips   <genephillips@usa.net>  26 Jun 2003
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Mildred (Millie) Adeline Gerboth Zittel 
 
06/25/03

Mildred (Millie) Adeline Gerboth Zittel, 86, of Albany, Ore., died 
Saturday, June 21, after an extended illness. The funeral will be at 11 
a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Norman with Father 
Richard Burris officiating. 

Mrs. Zittel was born Dec. 27, 1926, in New York City, to Florence and 
Walter Gerboth. After graduating from high school in New York City, she 
attended Emporia State Teacher's College in Kansas for two years. On June 
14, 1947, she married Walter Robert Zittel whose family lived next door. 
They moved to Wichita, Kan., in 1956 with their young sons, David and 
Warren. A third son, Eric, was born in 1960. She worked for a number of 
years as an expediter of grain shipments for milling into flour for Garvey 
International and later for T.J. MacDonald in the same capacity. In 1977, 
she was selected for inclusion in the Who's Who of American Women. After 
her husband died, she moved to Claremore where she worked for T.J. 
MacDonald at the Port of Catoosa. In 1986, she retired and moved to Norman 
to live with her oldest son and his family. In 1988, she moved back to 
Wichita, Kan., and married Harry Lash who died in 1992. In 1996, following 
heart surgery, she moved to Albany, Ore., to be near her youngest son and 
his family. A lifelong member of the Episcopal Church, Mrs. Zittel 
attended St. John' s Episcopal Church while she lived in Norman. She was 
active in church choirs everywhere and in many other church service 
groups. She enjoyed hosting parties and meeting new people. She was a 
recorder player and enjoyed playing Renaissance duets for recorder and 
guitar. 

Mrs. Zittel was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Walter 
Gerboth Jr. 

Mildred is survived by her sons and their wives, David Zittel and Mary 
Meacham of Norman, Warren and Linda Zittel of El Cerrito, Calif., and Eric 
and Tammie Zittel of Albany, Ore.; grandchildren, Rosemary Meacham-Zittel 
of Norman, Kathryn, Karyn, Kristyn and Joshua Zittel of Albany, Ore., and 
Adam Zittel of El Cerrito, Calif. 

Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Diabetes Foundation or 
the American Heart Association.
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