Seventh Generation

402. Henry William ZELLMER was born on 28 July 1939 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.^69,130 He died on 24 September 2005 at the age of 66 in Tomah, Tomah Township, Monroe County, WI.⁶⁹

Obituary Notes: Henry W. Zellmer, age 66, of Tomah, died at his home on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005. He was born to Henry F. and Emma A. (Westpfahl) Zellmer on July 28, 1939, at Sparta. He was united in marriage to Sharon Flowers on Oct. 15, 1960, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Butler, WI.

Henry served with the Wisconsin National Guard 32nd Infantry Division. During the Berlin Crisis he was assigned to active duty with the U.S. Army at Fort Lewis, Washington. From 1964 until 1974, Henry and Sharon owned and operated the Ridgeville Tractor Service. In 1965 they became an Allis Chalmers dealer. He could repair any type of tractor that had an engine in it. By standing and listening to the tractor run, Henry would be able to tell what the problem was. His Allis Chalmers dealership made his life as a mechanic n sales person; he knew each type of tractor, what type of plow or implement each one could handle. Besides the sale of new machinery, he also purchased used, fixed them up, painted and sold tractors. In 1989, Henry and Sharon opened A-1 Diesel Service Repair of Semitractors n Trailers. Again, Henry would amaze truck drivers with his wit and wisdom. There wasn't a semitractor or trailer that he could not repair. In 1999 they sold the business to an employee, and Henry was semi-retired. He worked at Cardinal IG until his full retirement on July 28, 2004.

Henry enjoyed to hunt and fish and was a member of the North American Hunting Club. He made shelves, benches, TV stands, recliner chairs, and was an all around handyman. He was a member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Ridgeville. He was a devoted husband, a loving father, grandfather, and brother.

In addition to his wife Sharon, he is survived by a son, Dean (Roberta) of Tomah;, two daughters, Tonia Zellmer of St. Louis, MO, and Demberly (Kenneth) McDonald of Tomah; six grandchildren, Joshua, Jamie, Jordon, Jakob and Joseph Zellmer, and Tyler McDonald; two sisters, Lyla Tilch and Eldera Smith, both of Milwaukee; a brother-in-law, Sylvester (Judy) Flowers of Greenfield, IN, and a sister-in-law, Rosemary Liebecki of Tomah. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant sister.

Funeral services were held today (Thursday), Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. at St. John Ev. Lutheran Church at Ridgeville. Pastor Mark T. Panning officiated."

Henry William ZELLMER and Sharon Lee FLOWERS were married on 15 October 1960 in Butler, Waukesha County, WI.^69,83 Sharon Lee FLOWERS was born on 6 August 1942.⁴¹⁹ She died on 8 August 2018 at the age of 76 in Sparta, Sparta Township, Monroe County, WI.⁴¹⁹
Obituary Notes: "Sharon L. Zellmer, 76, of Tomah passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center & Special Care Home, Sparta. She was born Aug. 6, 1942, to Sylvester and Lillian (Schodeberg) Flowers. Sharon attended high school in Tomah and graduated from Menomonie Falls High School.

On Oct. 15, 1960, she was united in marriage to Henry W. Zellmer at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Butler, Wis. He preceded her in death Sept. 25, 2005.

Aside from being a homemaker, Sharon and Henry together owned and operated Ridgeville Tractor Services, primarily keep the books and records, from 1964 until 1974, and A-1 Diesel in Tomah, for many years.

Prior to his passing, Sharon and Henry enjoyed traveling together, camping trips and visiting St. Louis, were a few of their favorite trips. During the summer months, she could often be found tending to the beautiful flowers in her flower beds. She could be somewhat of a prankster and enjoyed the folks she would meet from all over on her trips to the casino. She was a member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, Ridgeville.

She is survived by her son, Dean (Roberta) Zellmer of Tomah; two daughters, Tonia Zellmer of St. Louis, Mo., and Demberly (Kenneth) McDonald of Warrens; grandchildren, Joshua, Jamie, Jordon, Jakob and Joseph, Tyler and Kaden; great-grandchildren, Addison, McKinley, Levi and Amy; sisters-in-law, Eldera Smith and July Flowers; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Sylvester. She was further preceded in death by several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

A prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. today, Aug. 13, at the Sonnenburg Family Funeral Home, 801 E. Monowau St., Tomah. Pastor Matthew Minzlaff will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited for a time of visitation from 4 p.m. until the time of the service Monday at the funeral home."

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Henry William ZELLMER and Sharon Lee FLOWERS had the following children: