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Author: KENNELLYMARKA
Surnames: Ziemer,Betz,
Classification: obituary
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William E. "Bill" Ziemer, age 69, of Erie,pa,
passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at his residence at the Erie
Pennsylvania Soldiers' & Sailors' Home. He was born in Erie, Pa. on March 3,
1943, the son of the late William O. and Isabel Betz Ziemer. After graduating from Academy
High School in 1961, Bill served honorably in the U.S. Army as a Military Police dog
handler in Vietnam. After proudly serving his country, he returned home to work in and
manage his family's business, the Home Beer Company, on Buffalo Rd. More recently, he
was employed as the express delivery driver for Dunn Tire. Bill was an exceptional athlete
and avid sports fan; enjoying NASCAR racing, and especially his beloved Cleveland Indians
and Browns. He was a member of the Polish Siebenbuerger Club Singing Society, a life
member of the Sunflower Club,
Bill is survived by his sister, Barbara Voytko (Jack); nephews, Richard Ward and Rusty
Ward (Christine); several cousins; dear friends: Joe and Dorothy Kupniewski, Cliff and
Joyce Cochran, and Emil Cehovin. Friends may call at the Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and
Crematory, Inc., 4216 Sterrettania Rd. on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and are invited there on
Saturday for the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Interment with military honors at Calvary
Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pennsylvania Soldiers' &
Sailors' Home Welfare Fund, 560 East Third Street, Erie, PA 16512 or Great Lakes
Hospice, 1700 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16501.
(Erie Times-News on April 26, 2012)
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