Dorothy Lucille Zimmerman
January 30, 1923
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September 29, 2016
Place of Birth: Williston, North Dakota
Residence: Williston, North Dakota
Age: 93
Dorothy Lucille Zimmerman was born January 30, 1923 to Henry & Cora (Irwin) Bowen in Williston, ND. Mom attended Trenton School and after graduation entered the RN Nursing Program through Trinity Hospital, Minot, ND. While there, she was introduced to Harold E. Zimmerman from Des Lacs, ND by a fellow classmate, who was also dads cousin; he was in the US Army stationed in WA. They were married December 14, 1944 in Minot, ND. Mom continued nursing in Minot while Dad was overseas. After the war they lived in Minot, their first daughter Lynn was born there. In 1947 they bought their farm in Buford, ND. Where mom continued living after dad died in 1979, until entering the Bethel Home on June 29, 2016.
They did a lot of farming together; raised sheep, cattle, wheat, hay, said she did a lot of baling and always had a big garden. In 1949, they added another daughter, Sandy. Our parents built a new home in 1952, added twins, Jerry & Judy. Randy was born in 1960, and was a very lovable little boy with some medical problems that kept Mom closer to home. For a time they owned the Buford Store, where Mom worked and was a part time postmistress, she was an excellent seamstress making clothes for all of us, herself & gave away to family & friends many quilts, everyone has knitted socks or mittens still, loved crocheting. Baking was a favorite of hers, we never came home from school without a treat waiting for us, whether it was bread, rolls, cookies or her famous chocolate cake. Sunday roast beef dinners where there were always extra guests and enough for all. Mom could fix anything, from remodeling her bathroom to doing the plumbing. She loved her babies, children & all her grandchildren, cared for her animals always a was a very charitable & giving woman, having her niece Vivian, nephew Bill spending summers with us and later a close friend Beatrice.
She was very involved with Buford school, a member and active in The Faith United Methodist Church, Trenton Valley Homemakers, helped in raising money to build the Trinity Church and Buford-Trenton Community Hall by taking part in bake sales and serving meals such as the Leutefisk, Williston area Christian Women’s Club & Trenton 49ers Club (where a lot of the community grew up at).
Mom left her earthly body on September 29, 2016 surrounded by her family at CHI-St. Alexius Hospital.
She was preceded in death by: her parents Henry & Cora Bowen, husband Harold Zimmerman, son Randy in 2008, brothers Charlie (Inis) Bowen, Billy Bowen, sister Winnie Wood-Tucker (Dane Wood) (Alan Tucker), son-in-law Gary Russell, great grandson Cory Dean Russell, many other family members & close friends.
Survived by: daughters Lynn Russell, Williston, ND; Sandy (Jeff) Hurley, Buford, ND; Judy (Ken) Heupel, Greeley, CO and son Jerry (Susan) Zimmerman, Buford, ND. Grandkids: Michael (Stefanie) Russell, Michelle (John) Fisketjon, Jodi (Michael) Stair, Bradley (Cassondra) Russell, Bonny (Bob) Powers, Shane Hurley, Jenny (Chad) Fernholtz, Sara (Jeffrey) Rock, James (Audie) Zimmerman, Sierra Zimmerman, Seth Zimmerman, Jessa (Tanner) Conlin, Kristen (Michael) Maris, Kyla (Jeff) Wass & TJ (Mandy) Heupel, 38 Great Grandchildren & 13 Great Great Grandchildren. Memorials are suggested to the church or charity of their choice.
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