LeIla June Zimmerman, the daughter of Claus and Wilma (Hagedorn) Danker, was born June 4, 1940, in Council Bluffs, IA. She died March 19, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, at the age of 83 years, 9 months, and 15 days.
LeIla is preceded in death by her parents, Claus and Wilma Danker; her in-laws, Henry and Goldie Zimmerman; her sisters: Janice Knott, Donna Rae Schueman, and Lois Rattenborg; her brother Gerald Danker; her brothers-in-law: Gordon Knott, George Schueman, Ronnie Lockwood, and Keith Rattenborg; and her niece Joanie Schueman.
She is survived by her husband Gerald of Council Bluffs, IA; her children: Denise Hunziker and husband Wes of Milford, IA, Terri Sherkenbach and husband Bret of Carson, IA, and Craig Zimmerman and wife Karen of Oakland, IA; her grandchildren: Teegan, Miley, Landi, Holt, Austin, and Macie; her great grandchildren: Jayci, Grei, Reya, Vander, Ensley, Traycen, Hayes, and K.J.; and her sisters, JoAnn Lockwood and Sandra Madron. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
A funeral service for LeIla will be held on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 11:00 AM, at the Oakland United Methodist Church. Visitation with the family will be at the Oakland United Methodist Church on Friday from 10:00 AM until the time of the funeral service. Lunch will immediately follow the funeral service. Interment will be in the Oaklawn Cemetery at 1:30 PM. Rieken Vieth Funeral Home in Oakland is assisting the family with arrangements.
