August 10th, 1936 – September 26th, 2021
With sadness, the family announces the peaceful passing of Dianne Zimmerman on September 26th, 2021, at Pine Grove Care Centre, in Kamloops, BC.
Dianne leaves behind her five children: Judy Paquin, Terry Olsen (Rob), Linda Strate, William Witwicky, and David Witwicky (Cheri), as well as four step-children, Jerry Zimmerman, Barry Zimmerman (Cindy), Patrick Zimmerman, and Kerri Zimmerman (Rob). In addition, Dianne was a loving grandmother and great grandmother to numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She follows her deceased parents Ruth and Robert Fraser, her siblings: Norman, Gerald, Donald, Robert, Jean, her husband Frank Zimmerman, and her son-in-law Noel Paquin.
Born in Astoria, Oregon, Dianne spent her early years in Edmonton AB, before moving to Jasper. Dianne loved to have a good laugh, and during times with one of her good friends, Mary Graham, the two would engage in bouts of raucous laughter. Dianne loved country music and was a member of a very musical family of fiddlers and guitar players. She enjoyed going out to dances and listening to live music. As a mother, she would sing and play the guitar to her children. Frank and Dianne were married in 1977 and just a few years later moved to Kamloops and then to McLure BC where she enjoyed raising a few farm animals, growing a large garden, canning, baking and cooking for family and friends. During those years she worked in the laundry department at Overlander Extended Care where she forged some treasured friendships.
A true artist, Dianne engaged in many hobbies during her life in McLure and Kamloops, including quilting, crocheting, ceramics, and painting. Her talents truly blossomed after retirement, she would take an old piece of furniture or rock and transform it into something unique and beautiful. She leaves behind many of her creations for her family.
Always a hard worker, Dianne liked to relax by being outside or in the garden. She enjoyed taking a car ride with her husband of over forty years, Frank, down country roads in the fall to see the leaves changing colors. Over the years some of her fondest memories were of her travels, beginning with a trip to Europe with her dear girlfriends and later family vacations and RV trips across Canada and down South. In her later years, Dianne was an avid hockey fan, following the Kamloops Blazers and the Vancouver Canucks on TV.
A person of great moral character, Dianne had strong values that she lived by every day. She was loving and caring and would lend an ear and an open heart to her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Always level-headed, she offered excellent advice and a generous spirit. Dianne represented strength and stability and was the rock in her family.
Dianne’s family will never forget her strength, love, and generosity.
The family would like to thank the staff and caregivers at Pinegrove Care Centre for providing such comfort and support, to Dianne, these past few months.
A private family ceremony, to celebrate Dianne, will be held at a later date.
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Death notice for the town of: Kamloops, Province: Colombie britanique