Person Page - 262

     Alice Wiest was born on 14 January 1918.¹ She was the daughter of Daniel Wiest and Nora Williard. Alice Wiest married Ralph Leroy Zimmerman, son of Alvin Osmond Zimmerman and Carrie Rebecca Klinger, on 30 September 1936, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA. Alice Wiest died on 4 December 2000, at age 82.¹ She was buried at St. John's Cemetery, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA.²

     Shirley R. Zimmerman was born on 22 August 1939, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.¹ She was the daughter of Ralph Leroy Zimmerman and Alice Wiest. Shirley R. Zimmerman married James E. Mellor, son of James R. Mellor and Elizabeth Sharadan.² Shirley R. Zimmerman married Harry V. Stewart after 1969.^3,2 Shirley R. Zimmerman died on 26 March 2014, Sr. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA, at age 74.^2,3
Newspaper obituary:
Shirley R. (Zimmerman) Stewart
March 26,2014
Shirley R. (Zimmerman) Stewart, 76, of Tamaqua died Wednesday at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem.
She was the widow of James E. Mellor and Harry V. Stewart.
Shirley had worked for several garment factories, last working for JE. Morgan's, Tamaqua.
She was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Tamaqua.
Born in Jefferson Township, Dauphin County she was the daughter of the late Ralph Zimmerman and the late Alice (West) Zimmerman.
She is survived by her two daughters, Sherry (Mellor) Miller, wife of Kevin, Coal-dale; and Kelly (Mellor) Dirzulaitis, wife of Mark, Coaldale; three sons, Stanley Mellor, Tamaqua; William Mellor and his wife, Nancy Tamaqua; and Kenneth Mellor and his companion, Tammy Tamaqua; two sisters, Charlotte Hendricks, New Ringgold; and Faye Smith, Halifax, Pa; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 655 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, where the family will receive friends Saturday from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
The funeral service will be at E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home and Cremation Services on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Interment will be at St. John's UCC Cemetery Orwigsburg.
Memorials in her honor may be sent to the Tamaqua Adult Day Care, 300 W Broad St., Tamaqua, PA 18252.
Online registry and condolences may be signed at wwwgriffithsfuneralhomes .com.
Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania), 27 Mar 2014, Thu, Page A2.²
She was buried at St. John's United Church of Christ Cemetery, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴

     Charlotte Marie Zimmerman was born on 11 July 1942.¹ She was the daughter of Ralph Leroy Zimmerman and Alice Wiest. Charlotte Marie Zimmerman married Charles J. Hendricks Sr.² Charlotte Marie Zimmerman died on 27 July 2017, Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Reading, Berks County, PA, at age 75.³
Newspaper obituary:
Charlotte Marie Hendricks
July 27, 2017
Charlotte Marie Hendricks, 76, of New Ringgold, passed away Thursday at Reading Hospital and Medical Center.
Charlotte was born in Tower City, July 11, 1941, a daughter of the late Ralphy and Alice Weist Zimmerman.
She was the widow of Charles J. Hendricks Sr.
She was a member of Christ Church McKeansburg and worked as a cutter at Garden State Tannery Fleetwood, where she retired.
She was preceded in death by grandchildren, Stevie Lynn, Travis J. Grube and Michelle Rose; great-grandchildren, Kajia Houtz and Santos Miranda; sister, Shirley Stewart.
Charlotte is survived by four daughters, Pamela K. Dalton, companion of John Madara, Debra A. Houtz, Tina M., wife of Randy Grube, and Michelle K. Hendricks; two sons, Charles J. Hendricks Jr., companion of Betty See, and Steven S. Hendricks, husband of Elena; sister, Faye, widow of Edward Smith; 11 grandchildren and she was looking forward to her 16th great-grandchild.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton-Breiner Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc., Orwigsburg. Friends are invited to call from 9 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home. Interment will be at Christ Union Cemetery, McKeansburg.
Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 28 Jul 2017, Fri, Page A12.³
She was buried on 1 August 2017, at Christ Church Cemetery, McKeansburg, Schuylkill County, PA.^3,4