Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 3 at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will be held from 4-6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2 at the funeral home. He will be laid to rest in the Liscomb Cemetery with full military honors by the Marshalltown Combined VFW/American Legion Honor Guard. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, Wounded Warriors and the Honor Flight in your respective areas. For condolences or the full obituary, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234.

Left to cherish his memory are LaVonne, his loving wife of 69 years; children: Mark Zimmerman, of Urbandale, and Cindy (Ed) Gay, of Marshalltown; son-in-law, Nate Wolfe, of Urbandale; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter and siblings: Donovan “Donny” Zimmerman, of Stratford, WI, Marian (Bob) McKee, of Croton-on-Hudson, NY, and Sonny (Bonita) Zimmerman, of Sedalia, MO.