Zimmerman, Joseph Sr. 1836-1908

ZIMMERMAN, VOIGT, LIMBACK, ROGDE, CHARPIOT, KIENE, STEVENS, GOETZ, IVES

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Date: 4/26/2005 at 22:01:19

December 11, 1908 Guttenberg Press

JOS. ZIMMERMAN DEAD --
EXPIRES SUDDENLY AT LOS ANGELES SUNDAY MORNING --
SUFFERS STROKE OF APOPLEXY --

Former Well Known Lumberman of This City Forced to Give Up Life With But Little Warning.

The many Guttenberg friends and acquaintances of Joseph Zimmerman, Sr., were shocked upon learning of his death, which occurred at Los Angeles Cal., last Sunday morning as the result of a stroke of apoplexy.

Mr. Zimmerman, as far as known, had previously been enjoying good health and by reason of that his death came as a blow to his friends.

Mr. Zimmerman, for many years, was one of the best known lumbermen on the upper Mississippi River, having been engaged in the lumber business since 1868. In that year he and D.B. Stevens, now of Rhinelander, Wis., entered into a partnership and operated the sawmill at Cassville.

Disposing of his interests in the mill and yards there Mr. Zimmerman came to Guttenberg and operated the sawmill then owned by Adam Goetz. He continued in the business alone for a number of years, but later disposed of a part interest to Thomas S. Ives, now a resident of La Crosse. They conducted the business under the firm name of Zimmerman & Ives until a short time ago when they disposed of the mill, the local yards and several branch retail yards in this state to Seipple Bros.

Of late years he had been engaged quite extensively in the manufacture of lumber in the south, he and his son William having operated a mill at Hansboro, Miss., but a few years ago they disposed of their interests there and established a large mill at Tampa, Fla., which continues in operation under supervision of his son. While financially interested in these enterprises, though for a number of years Mr. Zimmerman had taken no great active part in their workings.

Deceased was born in Austria in 1836 and was therefore seventy-two years of age at his death. When eighteen years of age, accompanied by a sister he came to this country and settled at Dubuque where he remained until 1868, when he located at Cassville.

He was married later at the later place to Miss Clara Voigt, who survives him together with two sons and four daughters. The children are Joseph of Gilletts Grove, Ia., William of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. John Limback of Cedar Rapids., Mrs. Rose Rogde of Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and Mrs Louisa Charpiot of Paris, France and Mrs. Ann Kiene, Dubuque.

The body will be interred at Los Angeles and is being held, awaiting the arrival of relatives from a distance, and will take place Saturday.