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Joseph Zimmer

1945 - 2020

BORN

1945

DIED

2020

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Stephens Family Chapel - Grants Pass

1629 Williams Highway

Grants Pass, Oregon

Joseph Zimmer Obituary

September 3, 1945 - January 20, 2020 Joseph Paschal Zimmer, age 74, of Grants Pass, Oregon passed away from cancer on January 20, 2020. His memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. on March 14, 2020, at Christ Lutheran Church, 5500 Francis Ave., Chino, CA. A reception will follow the service at the church. Joe is survived by his wife Crystal of Grants Pass, OR.; sons Matthew & Brenda (Laguna) of Mission Viejo, CA and Jack & Cari (Newman) of Yorba Linda, CA; sisters Christyann & Gar Wood of Sturgis, MI, Paula Zimmer of Madison Heights, MI, Mary and Bob Lenaway of Ferndale, MI; brother Dan Zimmer of Madison Heights, MI; father-in-law Gordon Hoefer of Grants Pass, OR; brother-in-law Chuck & Gretchen (Bisbing) of Vista, CA; grandsons Aaron Zimmer of Mission Viejo, CA and Dustin Wood of Yorba Linda; granddaughter Audrey Zimmer of Mission Viejo and numerous nieces and nephews. Joe was preceded in death by his parents Theodore and Dorothy Zimmer of Royal Oak, MI; his mother-in-law Ernestine Hoefer of Grants Pass, OR; his brothers-in-law Reid Hoefer of Hurley, NM and David Zaffina of Madison Heights, MI. Joe requested that in lieu of flowers Memorials be made to Calvary Lutheran Relay For Life, 909 N.E. A St., Grants Pass, Oregon. Stephens Family Chapel. Stephensfc.com

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Published by Daily Bulletin on Mar. 11, 2020.

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Christ Lutheran Church

5500 Francis Ave, Chino, CA

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1629 Williams Highway, Grants Pass, OR 97527

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