The funeral for Dr. Paul Zollman will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ Community Church, 4400 55th St. N.W., in Rochester, with the Rev. Gene Follis officiating. Burial will be Monday in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Dr. Zollman, 86, a longtime Mayo Clinic veterinarian and a developer of the Zollman Zoo at Oxbow Park, died Wednesday (Oct. 29, 2008) at Saint Marys Hospital.
Born Dec. 3, 1921, in Macon, Mo., he graduated from Macon High School in 1940 and served during World War II until 1946. He was a veterinarian at Mayo Clinic for 41 years.
Dr. Zollman was instrumental in the development of Oxbow Park and the Zollman Zoo, which was named in his honor. He was a member of many civic organizations, including Kiwanis, of which he was president in 1969; the Izaak Walton League, of which he was president in 1961 and state president in 1962; the Minnesota Zoo Board and Oxbow Park Board; the Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission; the Olmsted County Fair Board and the Olmsted County Park and Recreation Committee. In 1990, Dr. Zollman was named Minnesota Veterinarian of the Year. He also taught firearm safety with the DNR for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn; five daughters, Mary Zollman (Greg Gruenhagen) of Minneapolis, Anne Hasiuk of Bloomington, Ind., Karen Zollman of Edmonds, Wash., Paula Zollman (Dana Puffer) of Rochester and Helen (Doug) Kayser of Colbert, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a brother, John (Mary) of Estes Park, Colo. He was preceded in death by a wife, Carolyn; his parents, Philip and Kathleen Zollman; a brother, Kenneth; and two sisters, Yvonne and Mary.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester, and an hour before the service Saturday at the church.
Memorials can be made to Friends of Oxbow, 5731 Co. Rd. 105 N.W., Byron, MN 55920.
Dr. Zollman, 86, a longtime Mayo Clinic veterinarian and a developer of the Zollman Zoo at Oxbow Park, died Wednesday (Oct. 29, 2008) at Saint Marys Hospital.
Born Dec. 3, 1921, in Macon, Mo., he graduated from Macon High School in 1940 and served during World War II until 1946. He was a veterinarian at Mayo Clinic for 41 years.
Dr. Zollman was instrumental in the development of Oxbow Park and the Zollman Zoo, which was named in his honor. He was a member of many civic organizations, including Kiwanis, of which he was president in 1969; the Izaak Walton League, of which he was president in 1961 and state president in 1962; the Minnesota Zoo Board and Oxbow Park Board; the Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission; the Olmsted County Fair Board and the Olmsted County Park and Recreation Committee. In 1990, Dr. Zollman was named Minnesota Veterinarian of the Year. He also taught firearm safety with the DNR for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn; five daughters, Mary Zollman (Greg Gruenhagen) of Minneapolis, Anne Hasiuk of Bloomington, Ind., Karen Zollman of Edmonds, Wash., Paula Zollman (Dana Puffer) of Rochester and Helen (Doug) Kayser of Colbert, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a brother, John (Mary) of Estes Park, Colo. He was preceded in death by a wife, Carolyn; his parents, Philip and Kathleen Zollman; a brother, Kenneth; and two sisters, Yvonne and Mary.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester, and an hour before the service Saturday at the church.
Memorials can be made to Friends of Oxbow, 5731 Co. Rd. 105 N.W., Byron, MN 55920.
The funeral for Dr. Paul Zollman will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christ Community Church, 4400 55th St. N.W., in Rochester, with the Rev. Gene Follis officiating. Burial will be Monday in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
Dr. Zollman, 86, a longtime Mayo Clinic veterinarian and a developer of the Zollman Zoo at Oxbow Park, died Wednesday (Oct. 29, 2008) at Saint Marys Hospital.
Born Dec. 3, 1921, in Macon, Mo., he graduated from Macon High School in 1940 and served during World War II until 1946. He was a veterinarian at Mayo Clinic for 41 years.
Dr. Zollman was instrumental in the development of Oxbow Park and the Zollman Zoo, which was named in his honor. He was a member of many civic organizations, including Kiwanis, of which he was president in 1969; the Izaak Walton League, of which he was president in 1961 and state president in 1962; the Minnesota Zoo Board and Oxbow Park Board; the Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission; the Olmsted County Fair Board and the Olmsted County Park and Recreation Committee. In 1990, Dr. Zollman was named Minnesota Veterinarian of the Year. He also taught firearm safety with the DNR for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn; five daughters, Mary Zollman (Greg Gruenhagen) of Minneapolis, Anne Hasiuk of Bloomington, Ind., Karen Zollman of Edmonds, Wash., Paula Zollman (Dana Puffer) of Rochester and Helen (Doug) Kayser of Colbert, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a brother, John (Mary) of Estes Park, Colo. He was preceded in death by a wife, Carolyn; his parents, Philip and Kathleen Zollman; a brother, Kenneth; and two sisters, Yvonne and Mary.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester, and an hour before the service Saturday at the church.
Memorials can be made to Friends of Oxbow, 5731 Co. Rd. 105 N.W., Byron, MN 55920.
Dr. Zollman, 86, a longtime Mayo Clinic veterinarian and a developer of the Zollman Zoo at Oxbow Park, died Wednesday (Oct. 29, 2008) at Saint Marys Hospital.
Born Dec. 3, 1921, in Macon, Mo., he graduated from Macon High School in 1940 and served during World War II until 1946. He was a veterinarian at Mayo Clinic for 41 years.
Dr. Zollman was instrumental in the development of Oxbow Park and the Zollman Zoo, which was named in his honor. He was a member of many civic organizations, including Kiwanis, of which he was president in 1969; the Izaak Walton League, of which he was president in 1961 and state president in 1962; the Minnesota Zoo Board and Oxbow Park Board; the Rochester Planning and Zoning Commission; the Olmsted County Fair Board and the Olmsted County Park and Recreation Committee. In 1990, Dr. Zollman was named Minnesota Veterinarian of the Year. He also taught firearm safety with the DNR for 45 years.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn; five daughters, Mary Zollman (Greg Gruenhagen) of Minneapolis, Anne Hasiuk of Bloomington, Ind., Karen Zollman of Edmonds, Wash., Paula Zollman (Dana Puffer) of Rochester and Helen (Doug) Kayser of Colbert, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a brother, John (Mary) of Estes Park, Colo. He was preceded in death by a wife, Carolyn; his parents, Philip and Kathleen Zollman; a brother, Kenneth; and two sisters, Yvonne and Mary.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Ranfranz & Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester, and an hour before the service Saturday at the church.
Memorials can be made to Friends of Oxbow, 5731 Co. Rd. 105 N.W., Byron, MN 55920.
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