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Allen & Carol Borlaug (Baxter, Mn)
Sep 30, 2016

So sorry for your Great Loss!!

Pat Lee (Williston )
Sep 30, 2016

Lynn and Jerry
I am sorry for your loss of your mother. May your memories bring you joy. May the arms of Jesus wrap you with his love and peace.

Gregg Aune (Andover, MN)
Oct 1, 2016

Dorothy, you are a wonderful lady from the Hills. My mom Cora Jean Aune always talked about you with love in her eyes. It is amazing call as as youngsters grow into our fifties we realize how special our friends and family from the Buford bottoms and the Hill Country mean so much to me. Facebook has given me back the ability to be in touch with everyone. I have been able to follow your life Dorothy through pictures from your family here on Facebook. We will all miss your smile in your beautiful sincere heart, but God couldn't have gotten a better angel and I know my mom will welcome you with open arms and be delighted to be with you once again. Lynn, know that Paula and I are sending you and your family all of our love and prayers and that all those who knew Dorothy their love is surrounding you all. God bless and may the joy of memories lift you up in Grace.

Terry Solheim (Williston, North Dakota)
Oct 2, 2016

So sorry for your loss.

Barbara Martin
Oct 2, 2016

So sorry for. the loss of such a great lady and wonderful friend. She will be missed by many.

Kim Syth
Oct 2, 2016

To Dorothy's Family, Know you are all in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Dorothy was such a sweetheart, her beautiful smile will be missed. What a special Guardian Angel you all have now. God's Blessings to all of you. - Kim Syth

Lynn and Linda Powers (Sidney, Mt)
Oct 3, 2016

Sandy and family. I can't think of anyone more kind and welcoming than gramma Dorothy. She was a pretty lady with a big heart. You were lucky to have her. Our condolences to you all.

Dennis Vernon (Bismarck, ND)
Oct 3, 2016

Lynn, Sandy, Jerry and the rest of the Family,
Your mom was a Great Lady. I remember the good times we had at the ranch many years ago!! and I remember the good visits I used to have with her when she called to Inquire about my mom. There are not enough words to express myself!! May our Lord and Savior be with you in this time of loss and wrap his arms around you!!!

Doug Hettich/REA (Sidney, Mt)
Oct 3, 2016

Jerry sorry to hear about your mother. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Rick and Sandra Luther
Oct 3, 2016

We are very sorry for the loss of a very sweet lady. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and all the family.

Vikki & Mark Osborn (Williston)
Oct 3, 2016

Lynn and family,
Sending thoughts and prayers to carry you through this difficult time.

Rick and Connie (Beaudoin) Moe (Williston, ND)
Oct 3, 2016

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all in your loss. Dorothy was so kind and sweet and very much loved, as the love she had for her family was very evident, as well. Your cherished memories and our Lord will be with you as you go through these days ahead.

Gloria Melcher (Shakopee, Mn)
Oct 3, 2016

Condolences to the Zimmerman family. You have many great memories to share

Robin and Charlie Keeling (Acworth , Georgia)
Oct 4, 2016

She was a blessing and a beautiful inspiration to all who knew her and she loved all of her family dearly. I know that she will be watching over all of us from heaven and she will be remembered with love forever. Prayers, hugs and all my love to all of you. Robin

Kevin Anderson (Tulsa, OK)
Oct 4, 2016

To The Family Of Dorothy Lucille Zimmerman, October 4, 2016
I have so many cherished memories of your parent’s place. It seemed like every Sunday afternoon was spent there when I was just a kid. It was such a friendly place, I don’t think we ever went through the front door.
Your Mother was my Mother’s Best Friend. Besides her family, there was no one she loved more or thought more highly of. She was the Maid of Honor at Mom & Dad’s wedding, and the two of them looked beautiful that day. They even shared their first names. They were the Best of Friends.
The last time I saw your Mother was up at Bethel Home during the 4th of July week this past summer. I had heard she was there recuperating, so I stopped by. She greeted me with her wonderful smile and a hug, just like she always did.
We talked about old times, like the time I was staying there while my folks were out of town. I was just a little tyke then, and had gone outside the house on a warm sunny day. I walked out to the old pumphouse with the windmill, and there were a bunch of chicks and kittens around the old oven with the oven door that was left opened.
Your Mother got to wondering where I was, and started to look for me and calling out my name. Hearing no response, she started getting a little worried, and ran up to the dam fearing I might have gone there. I wasn’t there, so she followed the creek down from the dam to the front gate, and still no Kevin. I know she had to be frantic.
Finally she came back to the farm yard, and noticed two little legs sticking out of the oven underneath the windmill. The sun had warmed the oven up up, and that is where the kittens, chicks and I were all sleeping.
The Zimmerman’s place was always a treat to come to. You had everything a little boy dreamed of. The chickens in the henhouse, where you had to be careful or your hand would be pecked when you tried to collect the eggs. The lambs in the Quonset building, which would love to suck milk from the bottles while you tried to hang on. There were cows and calves in the pen that we got to brand, and we always got to ride horses or Jerry’s motorcycle.
I remember Judy and I had a little difficulty one time riding on her horse. We hadn’t cinched the saddle on tight enough, and as we were galloping along, the saddle started to slide off to the right. Somehow she got the horse to stop, but by then the saddle was completely upside down.
I remember shooting BB guns at magpies and prairie dogs, though I don’t ever remember hitting one, and we went skating up on the dam in winter, and would be amazed at the sound of the ice breaking up in the spring. We even went sledding and skiing in the winter. I remember going rock picking up at a place they called “round rock”, where the rocks where all curved round by the wind and the water. And a little boy often found frogs, turtles and snakes along the creek. You even had your own log cabin.
I remember when your folks took us looking for arrow heads and shell casings down by Ft. Buford, and that Dorothy even ran the Buford Post office. I remember when the cows were down at Buford one time, and my brother Greg decided he was going to rope a cow, and got more than he bargained for when the one he roped took off and drug him across the ground. He didn’t really find the humor in it, but I sure did.
I remember how wonderful your Dad Harold was to my Dad. They were so different on the surface. I always kind of thought of my Dad being kind of meek and mild, but in my eyes, Harold was a true cowboy. Yet the women they loved brought them together, and they became friends for life. Dad always said he never knew any man who could sleep so late and get so much stuff done. I remember the sunny day of Harold’s funeral out by the gravesite. He was shining down on us all.
Sometimes we’d go to the hall in Trenton if there was a party, where the folks would dance or play cards, and the kids got to stay up late and play shuffle board.
But most Sundays, around supper time, your Mother would cook fried chicken and serve mashed potatoes and gravy and biscuits, and we’d watch Walt Disney before we headed back to Williston. Back then I slept in the back window of our pink and brown Plymouth on the way home if it got late.
And I will always remember how your Mom loved and cared for Randy. They thought I might be “special” as well when I was born, and I often wonder if that brought your Mom and mine closer together.
The last time I was at the farm with my folks was the only time Mom didn’t want to go see “Dorothy Z”, as she sometimes called your Mom. I had driven my folks from Bethel past our old house, and Mom wanted to go back to the house. I said we could swing by after we went out to see Dorothy, but Mom was not happy with me. Greg can tell you that story.
Your Mom would always have something to eat and drink when we came out, but I think it was a surprise visit. Dorothy got in the back seat with Mom. Mom nodded to Dorothy, and said “Well, where’s the lunch I packed?” I must have looked puzzled in the mirror to Dorothy, because there was no lunch. Mom was starting to slip in her older years. Dorothy asked Mom, “What lunch?”
My Mom repeated the question “Where’s the lunch I packed?” Dorothy didn’t miss a beat, and said “Oh, we already ate it…”, and my Mom said “OK”. As we dropped your Mom off to go back to Williston, my Mom and Dorothy had decided that Mom would be OK if they just lived next door. And now they do.
When I saw your Mom this summer, I thought she looked so good. It seemed to me that she could live for a long time, so I was surprised when Greg called saying she passed. I like to think she left early to get to Heaven in time for Mom’s birthday, October 9th.
I know I speak for my brother and my folks, in saying that our times with the Zimmerman’s were some of the happiest times of our lives, and that we cherish each and every one of you. God Bless…
Love, Kevin

Diane Maas (Nordman, Idaho)
Oct 4, 2016

My deepest sympathy to all the Zimmerman Family. Dorothy was a grand lady. Another angel to watch over you all. Let the memories surround you and give you comfort.

Connie (Wersland) Johnson (Minot, ND)
Oct 4, 2016

Dear family of Dorothy-you have our deepest sympathy in the loss of your precious mother. Our parents and your parents were wonderful friends and neighbors when we lived in the Buford area and kept in touch even after we moved from Buford. Prayers for all of you.

kathy berosik (williston, nd)
Oct 5, 2016

Lynn and Family: My deepest sympathy in the loss of your love one. My prayers are with you all during this time of sadness.

David Birkeland (Cresbard, SD)
Oct 8, 2016

Wonderful lady who helped me pay for my education to be a United Methodist pastor. Prayers for you all.
Pastor David Birkeland

Allen & Carol Borlaug (Baxter, Mn)
Oct 9, 2016

So sorry for your Great Loss!!

Mary Jo Gannaway Saboe (Belgrade, MT)
Oct 19, 2016

I am so sorry to read about your Mom's passing. I always enjoyed visiting with Dorothy as she seemed to be a book of knowledge!

Fulkerson - Stevenson Funeral Home