Barbara M. Zimmerman

Barbara M. Zimmerman

Barbara M. Zimmerman passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Legacy Assisted Living in Ogden in the company of her family. She was the only child born to Clyde and Rose Devling in Lock Haven, PA on March 4, 1918. During WWII Barbara was a nurse in the Army serving in the Pacific in northern Australia. After the war she returned to Lock Haven to marry Lewis J. Zimmerman on July 3, 1945.

After 22 years of Air Force life, living in three countries and numerous states while raising six sons, Barbara and family settled in Roy. Barbara was a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, where she was a pioneer member of the St. Mary's Council of Catholic Women, and served as one of the groups first presidents in the late 1960s. She served as one of the funeral dinner directors for many years, offering an important service to those families whom had lost a loved one. Barbara also ministered to the sick by taking Communion to those shut-ins whom could no longer attend Mass. She taught in the Catholic education program at the church for five years and was named St. Mary's Church "Woman of the Year' in 1991. Barbara joined the Camelite Nuns after the death of her husband in 1986.

She is survived by five sons, Clyde L. (Susan) Zimmerman, Broken Arrow, OK; James J. (Carla) Zimmerman, Crossville, TN; Peter C. (Rhonda) Zimmerman, Idaho Falls, ID; John C. (Mary) Zimmerman, Houston, TX; and Christopher M. (Patti) Zimmerman, Ogden, UT. Her family included 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis, and her loving son Richard.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 4050 S. 3900 W., West Haven. A visitation for family and friends will be held Monday, October 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West, Roy, UT with a Memorial service and Rosary following at 7:30 p.m. Cremation services will follow Mass with a private family inurnment at Roy City Cemetery.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
October 5, 2009
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
ServiceSt. Mary's Catholic Church
4050 S. 3900 W.
West Haven, UT 84401
October 6, 2009
10:00 AM