Bernard J. "Barney" Zeimet 1920-1990

ZEIMET, ALTHOFF, OHARA, COSTELLO, GAINES, RICHARDS, RETHWISCH, MCCARTHY, COLLINS, STRUB, CHRISTOFFER, REED WALLESER, GARRETT, SWEAT, SPINNER, CONNOR, PETERS

Posted By: Diana Diedrich (email)
Date: 9/23/2005 at 11:31:23

Barnard J. "Barney" Zeimet

Lansing, Iowa -- Bernard J. "Barney" Zeimet, 70 of Lansing, died Saturday, Nov. 17, 1990, at St. Francis Medical Center, La Crosse, Wis. He was born Sept. 21, 1920 in Lansing to John and Leonette (Althoff) Zeimet. He married Dorothy O'Hara July 11, 1944, in Wexford. He was an Army veteran of World War II and was a retired truck driver.

Survivors are his wife, Dorothy; three sons, John of Lodi, Wis., Robert of Lansing and Jerry of Dubuque, Iowa; four daughters, Sharon Costello, Sally Gaines, Sue Richards, Sandy Rethwisch, all of Lansing; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Clem of Lansing, Tom of New Albin, Jim of Albert Lea, Minn., and Adrian of Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.; two sisters, Mary McCarthy of Dubuque and Regina Collins of Rockford, Ill. He was preceded in death by a sister.

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Lansing. Farther Herbert Tegeler will officiated. Burial will be in Gethsemane Cemetery, with graveside military rites. Friends may call Tuesday from 3 to 9 p.m., at Burke-Thornburg Funeral Home.

LaCrosse Tribune Monday, November 19, 1990 pg A-8

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Added by Errin Wilker 2007:

Bernard J. "Barney" Zeimet, 70, of 489 Diagonal St., Lans­ing, died Saturday, November 17, 1990, at St. Francis Medical Center, LaCrosse, WI.

Barney was born September 21, 1920 in Lansing to John and Leonette (Althoff) Zeimet. On July 14, 1944 he married Doro­thy O'Hara at Wexford.

He was a veteran of World War II and was a retired truck driver. Barney and his wife Dorothy also owned Ma & Pa's Country Store in Churchtown for several years.

Through his retirement Barney spent much of his time barbecuing for various events. He was also an active members of Lansing VFW Post 5981.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, John of Lodi, WI, Robert of Lansing, and Jerry of Dubuque, IA; four daughters, Shar­on Costello, Sally Gaines, Sue Richards, and Sandy Rethwisch, all of Lansing; 13 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers, Clem of Lansing, Tom of New Albin, Jim of Albert Lea, MN, and Adrian of Lake of the Ozarks, MO; and two sisters, Mary McCarthy, Dubuque, and Regina Collins, Rockford, IL.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Immac­ulate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, Rev. Herbert Tegeler officiating. Burial was in Gethsemane Cemetery. Graveside Military Rites were conducted by VFW Post 5981.

Pallbearers were Jim Strub, Dave Christoffer, Roger Reed, Lloyd Welsh, Glen Reed, and Bob Peters.

Serving as honorary pall­bearers were Laverne Christof­fer, Bob Reed, Bill Walleser, Tom Garrett, Levi Sweat, Louie Spinner, Glen Connor and Tom Peters.

Burke-Thornburg Funeral Home, Lansing, was in charge of the arrangements.

Source: Allamakee Journal, Lansing, IA