ROANN – Marilyn Anne Zinsmeister, 79, Roann, died at 4 p.m. Feb. 19, 2017, at Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. She was born Oct. 13, 1937, in Wabash, to Hugh and Mones L. Meyer Slee. She married George Zinsmeister at the Roann First Brethren Church on Feb. 16, 1957, and they just celebrated their 60th anniversary with an open house on Thursday. He survives in Roann. She was a 1955 graduate of Roann High School. She worked at Wabash Magnetics and also worked 30 years at Kaiser Fertilizer Plant. She was a member of the Roann First Brethren Church, where she played the organ for over 40 years. She also was a member of the Roann Sorority and served on the election board for several years. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, camping, and traveling. Marilyn and George wintered in Florida 12 years. Also surviving are two children, Deb (spouse Dale) Tillman, Claypool, and David Zinsmeister, North Manchester; three grandchildren: Sarah, Steven (spouse Elisabeth) and Jeffrey Tillman, all of Claypool; and her brother, Don (spouse Shirley) Slee, Wabash. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Robert Slee. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Roann Chapel, 335 S. Chippewa Road, Roann, with Chaplain Kurt Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. ***** The memorial guest book for Marilyn may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
