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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271201
Title: Gerald "Jerry" E. Zimmer
Date: 7/4/1950-4/11/2023
Inscription/Marks: 7/4/1950
Summary: Jerry Zimmer, 72, Bismarck, ND, passed away April 11, 2023. A memorial service was held April 17, 2023, at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck, with burial at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Gerald Edward “Jerry” Zimmer was born July 4, 1950. He enlisted in the US Army in 1969 and served his country with great pride, receiving a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. Jerry and Judy were married on May 1, 1981. He had a 33-year career with the North Dakota State Penitentiary. Jerry was a caring, kind and devoted husband, brother, uncle, and friend. After retirement he enjoyed working in the yard and watching old western movies and anything history. Jerry and Judy enjoyed going on nature drives. He also enjoyed visiting with his brothers and sisters, reminiscing and talking about their growing up days and spending time with Grandpa and Grandma Jacobson on the farm. Jerry dearly loved all his nieces and nephews and enjoyed teasing them. Jerry is survived by his wife, Judy; brother, Ed (Angie) Zimmer; sisters, Karen Thompson, Dede (Wendy) Kuntz, Vicki (Leo) Heinrich; brothers and sisters-in-law, Donnie (Priscilla) Roth, Kenny (Wanda) Roth, Carol (Mark) Peterson, Betty (Fred) Wirtz, Darwin (Bonnie) Roth, and Clarence (Nola) Roth, Jr.; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Clara Zimmer; brothers, Kevin Zimmer and Lance Zimmer; and brothers-in-law, Don Thompson and Larry Roth.
Red ID: FND_I_78687 Image ID: 557627 Image Notes: FND001 271201

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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