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Submitted by Fran Olson Gustafson 1965 <fgustafson917@gmail.com> on 10/Oct/2019
Thora A. Thueson Zimmerman, of New Windsor, NY, entered into rest on August 4, 2008. She was 87. Born and raised in the Newburgh area, she was the daughter of Eline K. and Christian F. Thueson. Thora Zimmerman graduated from Newburgh Free Academy, Class of 1940. Thora Zimmerman was an active member of her community. She participated in a multitude of charities and organizations, among them: prison reform, wildlife issues, VFW, DMV, Castle Point Veterans Hospital, and while she was an anti-war activist, she also cut out food coupons to send to armed forces families. The widow of John A. Zimmerman, who passed away in 1990, she spent the last ten years with her dear friend and companion, William Scott. She will be greatly missed by her family, to each of whom she was a comfort and confidant. She had the rare generosity of allowing each of them to be themselves. Her children are Eline K. Barclay, widow of Clayton Barclay, Alice Zimmerman Weiner and Lawrence Weiner, Mary Ann Filardi and Gregory Filardi, Jack A. Zimmerman, and stepson, Dennis Dunn; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her brother, Mark A. Thueson; sister, Alice Olympia; sister-in-law, Dorothy Jameson; nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at Brooks Funeral Home, Inc., 481 Gidney Ave., Newburgh, NY, on Friday, August 8, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.Burial will be the following day at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, NY, at 11 a.m., attended by Mr. James Bridges of the Unitarian Universalist Church. To send condolences, please visit www.BrooksFH.com or call 845-561-8300. Replies to this post No replies yet |