Norma Zimmerly 1930-2010
Norma Zimmerly, 79, of Bluffton, Ohio, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at 6:45 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born March 31, 1930, in Lima, Ohio, to Elmus and Laura (Hefner) Klapp. On May 26, 1951, she married Ken Zimmerly and he died April 2, 1997.
She was a homemaker and had worked in the kitchen at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was a member of the Plesant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, Harmony Circle and the Mother's Club.
Suvivors include daughters: Deb (Gary) Scheckelhoff, Bluffton; Jayne (Maurice) Schaublin, Ottawa; and Laura (Jeffrey) Pecka, Castle Rock, Colo.; a son, Kelly (Marcie) Zimmerly, Lima; step-brother, John Schmidt, California; step-sister Mary Amstutz, Bluffton; grandsons, Luke and Andy Schaublin and granddaughters, Lisa and Andrea Scheckelhoff.
A funeral service is at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 12, at Pleasant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory. Rev. Jerry Lewis will officiate.
Visitation is from 2-4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m., Monday at Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton. Burial is at Clymer Cemetery. Memorials may go to Pleasant View United Methodist Church.
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