Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Zimmerman, Raymond Kneasel March 2, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. M. shabodeho@aol.com March 9, 2010, 3:03 pm Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 4, 2010 Raymond Kneasel Zimmerman Raymond K. Zimmerman MECHANICSBURG Raymond Kneasel Zimmerman, 78, formerly of Annville and Lebanon, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Holy Spirit Hospital. Born December 1, 1931, in Lebanon, he was the son of the late Harrison J. and Katie Kneasel Zimmerman. Two brothers, Richard and Walter Zimmerman, also preceded him in death. Raymond was a member of the 1949 graduating class of Lebanon High School and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War, where he served for three years, 10 months on U.S.S. RICH (DDE 820). Raymond retired as a mail carrier after 33 years of dedicated service with the United States Postal Service. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, Ruth N. (Bressler) Zimmerman; two sons, Stephen F. Zimmerman of Lebanon and Mark R. Zimmerman of Palmyra; two stepchildren, Sandra L. Eakin of New Cumberland and Alan Myer of Dillsburg; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He also has numerous family members in the Lebanon area. Raymond was proud to have honorably served his country and was a lifetime member of the American Legion and VFW. He and his wife enjoyed square dancing, traveling, and the theater. He was an avid reader, loved old movies, history, and everything Disney. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 8, at Parthemore Funeral Home & Cremation Services, New Cumberland. Burial with military honors will be at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Viewing will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Helen O. Krause Animal Foundation, Inc. (www.helenkrause.org), P.O. Box 311, Mechanicsburg PA 170550311. Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 4, 2010 This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb