Elizabeth G "Betty" ZIMMER

Albert
February 19, 1909 - April 9, 2001

Betty
April 30, 1918 - September 24, 2010

Elizabeth G. (Schulte) Zimmer died on September 24, 2010 at the age of 92 at North Hills Life Care & Rehab in Fayetteville AR. Betty, as she was known to most, was born on April 30, 1918 to George & Mary Schulte and grew up in Shoal Creek AR. She lived in Paris, AR for many years after her marriage to Albert A. Zimmer. They were married for 62 years until his death in 2001. In 1998 they moved to Fayetteville AR to be closer to their children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Al, and 9 brothers and sisters, Joseph, Bernard, Lizzie and Annie who all died in infancy, a brother, Edward Schulte who died in World War II in France, Rose Ann Grimes, Marie Schulte, Clara Vonder-Heide and Philomena Koehler, and a son-in-law of 23 years, Bill G. Stockton.
She is survived by her daughter Jo Ann Wardein & son-in-law Jim Wardein, daughter Mary Stockton, all of Fayetteville , 7 grandchildren, Lisa Wardein Roberts and husband Tom of Albuquerque, Cricket Wardein of San Francisco, Jeremy Wardein and partner John Vasecka of Minneapolis, Brandon Stockton of Fayetteville, Paul Wardein of San Francisco, Meggi Wardein and Jessica Stockton, of Fayetteville. She is also survived by two great grandchildren, Campbell & Nathan Roberts of Albuquerque.
Betty had a varied career during her life, as a salesclerk in Little Rock, as an airplane parts factory worker during the war, cook at the old Paris Hospital and Subiaco Abbey, and salesclerk at The Koret and Warren's Shoe Store in Paris. Many of those years were also spent as a full-time mother, caring for an ill father-in-law, and a hard working husband, cooking extraordinary meals, canning during hot summers, sewing her children's clothes and so much more.
Betty loved her bingo games, and was an expert quilter as all of her immediate family can attest to as they have all been fortunate to have been recipients of the love and labor that she put into each one. She was a person who gave to others, donating her quilts and afghans to St. Joseph Catholic Church, both in Paris and Fayetteville. She was a past President of the Mothers Altar Society. Betty loved gardening, taking pride in planting many flowers wherever she lived, even having a number of plants at the nursing home where she was a resident for the past 2 years. She also gave of her time volunteering, whether it was at her church in Paris or the Senior Citizens Centers in Paris and Fayetteville. Betty also loved to dance, attending many dances at the Senior Citizens Centers and even when she became wheelchair bound at the nursing home, she still danced with her hands and feet.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Paris on Monday, September 27th with Abbot Jerome Kodell officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris, AR.
Memorials may be sent to Washington Regional Hospice, Fayetteville AR Mothers Altar Society, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Paris AR, The Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks, Fayetteville, and Subiaco Abbey, Subiaco, AR.
Pallbearers will be Everett Johnson, Ed Zimmer, Fred Goerke, Jeremy Wardein, Brandon Stockton, and Paul Wardein.
Honorary Pallbearers will be John Gronwald, Charles Vonder-Heide, Jimmy White, George Zeiler and Dick Hall.

The family would like to thank all of the staff at North Hills Lifecare & Rehab for their care of our Mother and Grandmother. Thank you to the nursing staff, CNA's, office staff and others who helped her, and us, in these last two years of her life. We also cannot forget the wonderful and caring staff of Washington Regional Hospital, Dr. Stanley Bradley, Paul Woodhouse, and especially Alma, her volunteer aide, and Diane, her caring primary nurse.

Contributed on 12/11/21 by billsully060
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