Advertisement

Shirley “Nan” Zimmerman

Advertisement

Shirley “Nan” Zimmerman

Birth
Lime Ridge, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 Sep 2017 (aged 85)
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Published September 8, 2017 - Press Enterprise

Shirley (Nan) Zimmerman, 85, passed away Sept. 5, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. She was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Lime Ridge, and lived most of her adult life in Berwick.

Nan was a Bloomsburg High School graduate, Class of 1949. She received her B.A. in Education and her Master’s in Reading Education. Nan was a teacher and Reading Specialist in the Berwick School System for 35 years. She always said she taught children, not books! Nan was a lifelong member of Bethany United Methodist Church.

Nan is survived by her husband of 65 years, David John Zimmerman, and their children: Pam (Tim) Kohlbus, Loree (Fred) Dykstra, and David John Zimmerman Jr.; grandchildren: Samantha Kohlbus Miller, Jonathan Kohlbus, and Douglas Dykstra; as well as three great-grandchildren: Hunter, Millie June, and Harley Grace. Nan’s greatest joys were her family, reading, and traveling.

Services will be held Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. at Bethany United Methodist, 116 Summerhill Ave., Berwick, with the Rev. Stephen Portner officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery, Walnut Street.

Published September 8, 2017 - Press Enterprise

Shirley (Nan) Zimmerman, 85, passed away Sept. 5, 2017, in Augusta, Ga. She was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Lime Ridge, and lived most of her adult life in Berwick.

Nan was a Bloomsburg High School graduate, Class of 1949. She received her B.A. in Education and her Master’s in Reading Education. Nan was a teacher and Reading Specialist in the Berwick School System for 35 years. She always said she taught children, not books! Nan was a lifelong member of Bethany United Methodist Church.

Nan is survived by her husband of 65 years, David John Zimmerman, and their children: Pam (Tim) Kohlbus, Loree (Fred) Dykstra, and David John Zimmerman Jr.; grandchildren: Samantha Kohlbus Miller, Jonathan Kohlbus, and Douglas Dykstra; as well as three great-grandchildren: Hunter, Millie June, and Harley Grace. Nan’s greatest joys were her family, reading, and traveling.

Services will be held Sept. 11 at 11 a.m. at Bethany United Methodist, 116 Summerhill Ave., Berwick, with the Rev. Stephen Portner officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery, Walnut Street.



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Maintained by: Barb
  • Originally Created by: ElaineR
  • Added: Sep 8, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183154325/shirley-zimmerman: accessed ), memorial page for Shirley “Nan” Zimmerman (23 Sep 1931–5 Sep 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 183154325, citing Pine Grove Cemetery Annex, Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Barb (contributor 47923800).