Roland J. Zimmerman, 101, of Mendota died
July 31, 2012, in Mendota Lutheran Home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Compton with the
Rev. Jamie Wallace officiating. Burial will be at
Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Compton.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Friday in Merritt Funeral
Home, Mendota.
Mr. Zimmerman was born Nov. 4, 1910, in
Welland to John and Mary (Bauman)
Zimmerman. He married Gladys Florschuetz on
April 30, 1941, in Immanuel Lutheran Church of
Compton. He served as mayor of Compton and
was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church of
Compton.
He and his brother, Arthur, started an oats processing
business in Welland in 1934 and a livestock
feed business in 1937. They further expanded
in 1961 by building Fasco Feed Mill on U.S. 34
in Mendota. Roland served as operations manager
of the business.
He is survived by his wife, Gladys of Mendota;
one daughter, Diane (Ryall) Wilson of San Diego,
Calif.; two sons, Tom Zimmerman of St. Charles
and Leslie (Anna) Zimmerman of Clinton, Ind.;
seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mabel;
and three brothers, George, John and Arthur.
Memorials may be directed to Mendota
Lutheran Home or the donor's choice.