Leonard Paul "Lenny" Zimmerman, age 81, of Greenville, passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 16, 2009 at Spectrum Health-Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids. The son of Anthony Edward & Pauline Monica (Dukowska) Zimmerman, he was born on June 2, 1928 in Hamtramck.
Following his graduation from Belding High School in 1947, he briefly attended Michigan State University before enlisting in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church where he served as an usher and minister of hospitality, as well as a member of the Ray I. Booth American Legion Post 101 in Greenville. On Oct. 6, 1995, at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Parnell, he married Barbara D. Turner. Lenny had worked in the service department at the former Ranney Refrigerator Co., as safety director at Ore-Ida, and retired from Granco-Clark in Belding. In retirement he worked part-time as bartender at the Greenville Country Club and enjoyed golfing, fishing, and was an avid University of Michigan football fan missing only two home games since 1996.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife, Barb Zimmerman of Greenville; two sisters, Mary White of Walled Lake, and Anna & Vern Nielsen of Belding; a brother, Daniel Zimmerman of Belding; siblings-in-law, Virginia Weber, Jack & Judy Turner, all of Greenville, and Faye & Frank Nelson of Bostwick Lake; many, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends; and his precious cats, Scooter, Koala, and Maizey.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Charles Catholic Church, Greenville, with Father Phil Salmonowicz presiding. Visitation is Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, with the Rosary prayer service beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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