Elmer J. Zieser
November 27, 1919 — June 16, 2004
Elmer J. Zieser, 84, of Walker, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in Northbrook Manor Care Center, Cedar Rapids, from complications of Alzheimer?s. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 21, 2004, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker, by the Rev. Gabriel Anderson. Graveside Services: 1:00 p.m. Monday, at St. Mary?s Cemetery, Spencer Grove. Friends may call from 2-6 p.m. on Sunday, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker, where a rosary will be held at 5:00 p.m.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; a son, Keith Zieser of Walker; two daughters, Elizabeth (Jerry) O?Neill of Irving, Texas and Mickey (Jim) Coonfare of Swisher, Iowa; a brother, Edward Zieser; two sisters, Margaret Hamling and Frances (Dick) Stebbins; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Eileen Stoos; five brothers; and three sisters.
Born November 27, 1919, in Walker, Iowa, to Frank and Elizabeth Hoffman Zieser, he married Margaret Rauch on September 23, 1942, in Cascade, Iowa. Elmer farmed in Walker, Lamont and Aurora areas. In 1958, he opened Zieser?s Appliances in Walker, until he retired in 1997. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Walker.
A memorial fund has been established.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; a son, Keith Zieser of Walker; two daughters, Elizabeth (Jerry) O?Neill of Irving, Texas and Mickey (Jim) Coonfare of Swisher, Iowa; a brother, Edward Zieser; two sisters, Margaret Hamling and Frances (Dick) Stebbins; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Eileen Stoos; five brothers; and three sisters.
Born November 27, 1919, in Walker, Iowa, to Frank and Elizabeth Hoffman Zieser, he married Margaret Rauch on September 23, 1942, in Cascade, Iowa. Elmer farmed in Walker, Lamont and Aurora areas. In 1958, he opened Zieser?s Appliances in Walker, until he retired in 1997. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Walker.
A memorial fund has been established.
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