OBIT: William R. ZIMMERMAN, 2007, Berlin, Somerset County, PA

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ZIMMERMAN, William R.   10/19/07   Daily American

William R. Zimmerman, 86, a lifetime resident of Berlin, died Oct. 18, 2007, at 
home. Born Dec. 3, 1920, in Berlin, a son of Harry and Clara Belle (Walker) 
Zimmerman. Preceded in death by parents and a daughter, Kathryn Ann. He was the 
last of seven siblings including Elizabeth Fisher, Dorothy Martz, Henry, 
Bertram, Donald and Richard Zimmerman. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, 
the former, Mary Lou Flick; daughter, Allison, at home; sons, Robert and wife, 
Laura, Fort Collins, Colo.; James and wife, Helen, Rancho Santa Margarita, 
Calif.; George and wife, Susan, Mechanicsburg; seven grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren. He was a 1938 graduate of Berlin-Brothersvalley High School and a 
World War II and Korean Conflict veteran, where he served as a sergeant in the 
Army Corps of Engineers. He retired from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment 
Security in 1982. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Berlin, 
where he was a past president and treasurer. Member of the Berlin Lions Club, 
where he was a Melvin Jones Fellow, the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department for 60 
years, Berlin VFW and American Legion, World War II Last Man's Club, Somerset 
County Old-timers' Baseball Hall of Fame and the Berlin Area Historical Society. 
Past president of Berlin Borough Council, past Noble Grand of Berlin IOOF Lodge 
and past director of Miller Memorial Building Committee. Family will receive 
friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Deaner 
Funeral Home, Berlin, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. J. 
Denise Smelley and the Rev. Ralph G. Landis officiating. Interment Berlin IOOF 
Cemetery. The fire company service will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday and the Lions 
service will be held at 7p.m. Sunday. Graveside military rites by Berlin VFW and 
American Legion. Memorial contributions may be given to Trinity UCC, P.O. Box 
86, Berlin, PA 15530.

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ZIMMERMAN, WILLIAM R.  10/25/2007   The New Republic

December 3, 1920
October 18, 2007

  William R. Zimmerman, 86, a lifetime resident of Berlin, died October 18, 
2007, at home.
  He was born December 3, 1920, in Berlin, a son of Harry and Clara Belle 
(Walker) Zimmerman. Preceded in death by parents and a daughter, Kathryn Ann. He 
was the last of seven siblings including: Elizabeth Fisher, Dorothy Martz, 
Henry, Bertram, Donald and Richard Zimmerman.  He is survived by his wife of 68 
years, the former, Mary Lou Flick; daughter, Allison, at home; sons: Robert and 
wife, Laura, Fort Collins, Colo.; James and wife, Helen, Rancho Santa Margarita, 
Calif.; George and wife, Susan, Mechanicsburg; seven grandchildren and 12 great-
grandchildren.
  He was a 1938 graduate of Berlin-Brothersvalley High School and a World War II 
and Korean Conflict veteran, where he served as a sergeant in the Army Corps of 
Engineers. He retired from the Pennsylvania Bureau f Employment Security in 
1982. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Berlin, where he was a 
past president and treasurer.
  He was also a member of the Berlin Lions Club, where he was a Melvin Jones 
Fellow, the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department for 60 years, Berlin VFW and 
American Legion, World War II Last Man's Club, Somerset County Old-timers' 
Baseball Hall of Fame and the Berlin Area Historical Society, Past president of 
Berlin Borough Council, past Noble Grand of Berlin IOOF Lodge and past director 
of Miller Memorial Building Committee.
  Family received friends on Saturday and Sunday at Deaner Funeral Home, Berlin, 
where service was held Monday. The Rev. J. Denise Smelley and the Rev. Ralph G. 
Landis officiating.
  Interment Berlin IOOF Cemetery. The fire company service was held Saturday and 
the Lions service was held Sunday. Graveside military rites by Berlin VFW and 
American Legion.
  Memorial contributions may be given to Trinity UCC, P.O. Box 86, Berlin, PA 
15530.