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Memorial Service for Edward H. Zimmerman Jr., 88

West Windsor resident was a graduate of Princeton University and was a WWII veteran


Edward H. Zimmerman Jr., 88, of West Windsor died Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Cranbury Care Center, Monroe Township. Born in New York City, he lived in Connecticut for 35 years before moving to West Windsor four years ago.

Mr. Zimmerman was a graduate of the Salisbury School in Connecticut and was a graduate of Princeton University, Class of 1944. He was a member of the New Cannan Men’s Club and served as class secretary for the class of 1944 at Princeton University and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury. He served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Surviving are his wife, Ann Bussell Zimmerman, two daughters and their husbands, Susan and Marvin Elliott, Laurie and Albert Paschall, two step sons and their wives, Jeff and Carmenza Lowrie, Jonathan and Alison McGreevey, one brother and sister in law, Dr. Jack McKay Zimmerman and his wife Doris, one grandson, Edward Alexander Paschall, five step grandchildren, Luisa Lowrie, Victoria Lowrie, Kelson Lowrie, Scout Lowrie and Coral Lowrie.

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A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 S. Main St., Cranbury, NJ 08512, with the Rev. Dr. Louis Mitchell officiating. Burial of cremains will take place at the convenience of the family in Salisbury Cemetery, Salisbury, CT. In lieu of flowers donations in Edward’s name would be appreciated to the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 S. Main St., Cranbury, NJ 08512; The Salisbury School, Development Office, 251 Canaan Road, Salisbury, CT 06068 or to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 E. 33rd St., New York, NY 10016.

Funeral arrangements are being held under the direction of the Barlow & Zimmer Funeral Home, 202 Stockton St., Hightstown, NJ 08520.

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