Raymond P. Zimmer

Raymond P. Zimmer of Livermore died Oct. 23. He was 93.

Zimmer was born on July 19, 1921 in Glentana, Montana on the family homestead, where he lived the life of a farm boy with his five siblings. He joined the military as a Marine in World War II. He married Irma Gergits in Chicago in 1949 after dancing at the USO. They were happily married 65 years. He moved to California in late 1949 and was employed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for 35 years. He raised four children though years of soccer where he was coach, and 4-H where he was community leader.

Zimmer volunteered at St. Michael School as Head of Maintenance, and was a member of American Legion, VFW, Young Men’s Institute (YMI), Legion of Mary, St. Vincent De Paul, and Golden Friends. He loved to garden and was famous for his “ribs” and “popcorn balls." He enjoyed woodworking and loved making wood toys for his grandkids. Zimmer suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last 10 years of his life, but remained a cheerful, positive force in our lives to the very end.

He is survived by his loving wife, Irma, his four children, Marty, John, Thomas, and Mary Beth, 9 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, and his sister, Sister Dorothy Zimmer.

Friends and family are invited to a graveside ceremony at St. Michael Cemetery located at 3885 East Avenue in Livermore at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28.