Reposting this obituary - Heidi
December 11, 1908 Guttenberg Press states: 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 Limpach of Cedar
Rapids., Mrs. Rose Rogde of Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and Mrs Louisa Charpean 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.