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Shirley Zimany Obituary
Shirley M. Zimany
1926-2020
Shirley M. Zimany, 95 years old of Kenosha, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital.
Born on January 17, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Florence (Anderson) Mills. She was educated in local schools and graduated from Mary D. Bradford. On June 30, 1951, she married Gustave "Gus" Zimany at Grace Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death on July 9, 2006.
Shirley was employed at a variety of places including, Jockey, AMC, Coopers, and the Kenosha Airport. She enjoyed traveling, sewing, crossword puzzles and studying geography, Roman History and Greek Mythology. She had a love for being outdoors whether it was working on her yard or tending to flowers. Her life satisfaction came from spending time with her family.
Survivors include her children, Kevin (Patricia) Zimany, Grant (Donna) Zimany, Valerie Ebert and Sarah Jane Zimany; nine grandchildren; Vanessa Amour, Ethan (Albina) Zimany, Samantha (Eric) Ashley, Tiffany (Shane) Lewandowski, Brittany (Mike) Jake, Courtney (Zac Duplain) Zimany, Emily Ebert, Neil Ebert, and Troy Ebert; and great-grandchildren, Ashlyn "Kaisa" Lewandowski, Sophie Jake, Hunter Jake, Carter Ashley, Liam Ashley, Natalie Zimany and Victor Zimany; and her sister, Nancy Proulx. She is further survived by other loving family and friends.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings, Thomas Mills, Lowell Mills and Sandy Madison.
Visitation will be held on Saturday January 30, at Proko Funeral Home, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Green Ridge Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made in her name to The Nature Conservatory 4245 Fairfax Drive #100 Arlington, VA.
Proko Funeral Home & Crematory
5111-60th Street
Kenosha, WI 53144
Phone: (262) 654-3533
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John Fox
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