Kenneth Zimmerman

Kenneth Lane Zimmerman, 64, died December 18th, 2012 at his home in Colorado Springs, CO. Kenneth passed peacefully with Judy and Lily by his side. He fought a valiant fight against cancer surpassing the odds time and time again. Kenneth was born May 3, 1948 in Manhattan Kansas. He attended Theodore Roosevelt elementary school, Manhattan Junior High, and graduated from Manhattan High School Class of 1967. He loved going to the Cream Cup and K-State football. After graduation, Kenneth served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Ticonderoga during the Vietnam War. He moved to Wichita Falls, Texas in 1979 starting KLZ Carpentry, LLC. Kenneth and Judy were married in 1997. In 1999 they relocated to Colorado Springs, CO. Kenneth was preceded in death by his sister, Cheryl Lynn Zimmerman, 1956; his father, John H. Zimmerman, 1997; his sister, Betty Colleen Creviston, 2001; and his mother, Betty Madrene Zimmerman, 2002. Survivors include his wife, Judy Ray Zimmerman, Colorado Springs, CO and his daughter, Lauren Pursur, Arvada, CO. His brothers, John W. Zimmerman, Wichita Falls TX, Stewart K. Zimmerman, and his wife, Carol, North Palm Beach FL, Myrle H. Zimmerman, and his wife, Virginia, Manhattan, KS; one sister, Kathleen A. Zimmerman, Riley, KS, and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held from 9am to 8pm, Friday, December 21 at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home & Cremation, with the family recieving friends from 6pm to 8pm. Funeral services will be held at Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home & Cremation 10:00am, Saturday, December 22. Burial will follow at Sunrise Cemetery. Memorial contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to The Good Shepherd Hospice House, 3801 Vanesta Drive Manhattan, KS 66503, or left in the care of Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home & Cremation.