Kenneth Edward Zellmer 1930-1997

ZELLMER BALK

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/27/2012 at 14:05:09

23 March 1997

Kenneth Edward Zellmer, 66, of Moville died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at Moville.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, with the Rev. Michael Krona officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery at Moville. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the McCulloch Funeral Home in Moville. Christy, Smith & Hockenberry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Zellmer was born April 18, 1930, at Sioux City to Edmund G. and Emma (Balk), He was baptized May 25, 1930, and confirmed July 23, 1944, both at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville. He was raised and lived all his life in Moville, attended Moville Number 6 country school, graduating as Valedictorian from Moville High School in 1947. He worked in agriculture on the family farm with his father and had an interest is gardening and raising flowers. He cared for his house-bound mother in her later years. He was known the the "Movie Man" around Moville. For the last several years he has provided video recordings of funerals, weddings, concerts and confirmations to families.

He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, was active in choirs, Luther League, the organ building committee, and held various offices. In recent years he had developed a church servica video tape ministry for the congregation's shut-ins. He was an Army veteran, served in the Occupation Force in Germany during Korean War.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Minona of St. Ansgar, Iowa; two nieces, Kristin Brown of Hudson, Iowa and Heidi of Charles City, Iowa; and two nephews, Mark of LaCrosse, Wis., and Joel of Libert Lake, Wash.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard.