Elinor Rozella Zimmerman
December 15, 1920 — November 17, 2005
Elinor R. Zimmerman, of Wichita, died on November 17, 2005 at Sandpiper Bay Nursing Home, in Wichita, at the age of 84.
She was born on December 15, 1920, in Watertown, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry and Alvira (Leddy) Lueb. She was raised in Seneca, and attended local schools. On December 26, 1939, Elinor was united in marriage to Arthur Zimmerman in Seneca. They lived in several Kansas towns while Arthur worked for SCS, before eventually settling in Eureka. Arthur preceded her in death on March 20, 1994. Elinor moved to Wichita in 2003.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Eureka, the Sacred Heart Altar Society, and the Eureka Garden Club.
She is survived by one daughter, Laura Applegate of Wichita; three sisters, Virginia Gudenkauf of Seneca; Vivian Heidman of Seneca; and Pat Henry of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one son, Jerome, and one sister.
A rosary will be held at 10:30 A.M., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Michael Klag officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045.
She was born on December 15, 1920, in Watertown, South Dakota, the daughter of Henry and Alvira (Leddy) Lueb. She was raised in Seneca, and attended local schools. On December 26, 1939, Elinor was united in marriage to Arthur Zimmerman in Seneca. They lived in several Kansas towns while Arthur worked for SCS, before eventually settling in Eureka. Arthur preceded her in death on March 20, 1994. Elinor moved to Wichita in 2003.
She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Eureka, the Sacred Heart Altar Society, and the Eureka Garden Club.
She is survived by one daughter, Laura Applegate of Wichita; three sisters, Virginia Gudenkauf of Seneca; Vivian Heidman of Seneca; and Pat Henry of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one son, Jerome, and one sister.
A rosary will be held at 10:30 A.M., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Michael Klag officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, KS 67045.
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