George, Ellen M. Zimmerman (1913-2003)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Mar 10 p. 11

Birth date: 1913 Dec 15

text of obituary:

ELLEN GEORGE

Ellen M. Zimmerman George, 89, of Woodstock, Ill., died Jan. 22, 2003, at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1913, to Joseph and Tillie (Hostetler) Zimmerman at Protection, Kan.

When she was 9 years old, her family moved to Harper, Kan. In her youth she accepted Jesus as her Savior and was baptized at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church near Harper.

On June 18, 1944, she married LeRoy George. He preceded her in death on Dec. 23, 1993.

At the time of her death, she was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church in Woodstock.

In fall 1942 she responded to a call to become head cook at a newly opened Civilian Public Service camp in Glacier National Park at Belton, Mont. She later worked in the kitchen at Woodstock Residence rest home for 30 years before retiring.

Survivors include two sons, William of Woodstock and Donald and his wife, Julie, of Haymarket, Va.; a daughter, Barbara Hannah of Rockville, Md.; a sister, Grace Detweiler of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Roy Zimmerman of Hutchinson, Kan.; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy; a sister, Arleta Butz; and a brother, Vernon Zimmerman.

A memorial service was held at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial was in Pleasant Valley Mennonite Cemetery of Harper, Kan.