Ronald H. Zimmerman

1937 - 2018

HALIFAX - Ronald H. Zimmerman, 80, of Halifax, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, after a lengthy illness.

He was born in Danville to Mary E. (Schoffstall) and Harry E. Zimmerman.

He was a longtime resident of Shamokin, where he was active in the Shamokin Area High School Band Boosters and was a proud member of Our Shamokin Band.

Ron served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1959, followed by a 30-year career as an air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration, where he worked at Baltimore-Washington International and Capital City (New Cumberland) airports.

He was an active member of the Valley's Evangelical Covenant Church, coached Little League baseball, was an assistant with Scout Troop 1165 and for many years was a scorekeeper and announcer at many Halifax High School sporting events, especially at football games where he became "The Voice of Halifax Football."

He greatly enjoyed fishing trips with his buddies and traveling with his wife and friends.

Ron is survived by his loving wife of 39 years, Sandy; a son, Kenneth Zimmerman and his wife, Lori, of Schnecksville; two daughters, Susan Maichle, of Halifax, and Loni, of Allentown, and a grandson, Christopher Maichle, of Halifax.

ZIMMERMAN - Ronald H. Zimmerman, 80, of Halifax. There will be a viewing from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Valley's Evangelical Covenant Church in Halifax. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Monday with burial and military honors to follow at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville at 2:30 pm. Memorial donations may be made to the Valley's ECC, 3682 Peters Mountain Road, Halifax, 17032. Arrangements are being provided by by Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home in Millersburg. To sign the guest book, go to www.hbfuneralhomes.com.