Howard Herman Zimmer

Howard Herman "Yank" ZimmerDaingerfield- Funeral services for Howard Herman "Yank" Zimmer, 91, of Daingerfield will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 8, 2012 at the Daingerfield Church of Christ with Tim Gibbs and Norman Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Daingerfield Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Nail-Haggard Funeral Home.Yank was born February 22, 1921 in Milwaukee, Wi. to Herman Oscar and Anita Zimmer and died on July 5, 2012 in Pittsburg, Tx. He was a member of the Daingerfield Church of Christ, a Master Mason for over 25 years, and a member of the Tejas Travel Club. Yank worked as a welder for many years before working at Lone Star Steel. He was a inspector for the Lone Star Steel Fire Department having worked there from Nov. 1953 until March 1984. Yank was also a member of the Daingerfield Volunteer Fire Department.He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Jack Zimmer.Survived by his wife of 70 years, Erva Jane Zimmer of Daingerfield; sons and daughter-in-law, Ronny and Janet Zimmer of Daingerfield, Layne Zimmer of Dallas; daughter, Melanie Zimmer of Daingerfield; grandchildren, Daphne Zimmer of Dallas, D'Anna Zimmer of Dallas, Esther Lyon of Connecticut, and Rachel Kohanski of Connecticut; 3 great grandchildren.Family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. till 8:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made at Nail-HaggardFH.com