Obituary for Irene (Bacon) Zimmerman
Irene Bacon Zimmerman, loving wife of the late Ralph C. Zimmerman, for 60 years, passed away on December 15, 2012 at the age of 87. She was born in Willimantic, CT and lived there for 80 years. The youngest and last surviving child of Maria (Theroux) and Arsene Bacon, she was predeceased by her six siblings: Delphis Bacon, Claire Curran, Therese Bock, Rita Mallon, Helen Riordan and William Bacon. Irene is Survived by her daughters, Martha and Susan Zimmerman of Branford, CT and her son, Kurt Zimmerman and his wife Beth of Wilbraham, MA; her grandchildren: Laura, Marcie and Abby Labucki of Branford and Hamden, CT and Kate and Peter Zimmerman of Wellington, New Zealand and Springfield, MA. Irene was a homemaker and for 20 years a Guidance Dept. secretary of Windham High School. The perfect companion, She was quick to laugh and enjoy the moment. Au revoir to a daughter and sister, to a wife, mother and grandmother, to an aunt and friend, and finally to a kind and loving woman of determination, grace and dignity. Her family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday, 12/19/12, from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the Bacon Funeral Home, 71 Prospect St. Willimantic, CT followed by a procession to St. Mary Church, Valley St. for the celebration of her Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Club Rd. Windham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Branford Education Association Children’s Fund, Walsh Intermediate School,185 Damascus Rd. Branford, CT 06405.
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