IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Jean Helen

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Zarimba

May 2, 1917 – February 10, 2010

Obituary

Jean Helen Zarimba, 92, a lifelong Ironwood resident, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, in Ironwood.      The former Jean Helen Pumala was born May 2, 1917, in Erwin Township, Ironwood, the daughter of the late Matt and Amelia (Pahkamaki) Pumala.      On May 2, 1936, she married Steve Andrew Zarimba who passed away Aug. 31, 1997.      Jean worked with her husband at Zarimba's Family Grocery on Oak Street in Ironwood for many years until it closed. She also worked with her sister Mary Smith at Randall's Bakery in Ironwood for seven years during the early 1960's.      Jean enjoyed her family, friends and her home on 109 Taylor Street. She loved her pet animals, especially her favorite dog Heidi.      Surviving are two sons, Steve Jr. and David (Cheryl); five grandchildren, Lance, Lorrie, Trent (Jessica) and Kyle Zarimba, and Heather (Joel) Bach; three great-grandchildren, Matthew Zarimba, and Aidan and Jacob Bach; one sister, Martha Cirilli; two brothers, Carl and Jack Pumala; and one sister-in-law, Helen Pumala.      Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Michele Lynn Zarimba, in 1963; a daughter-in-law, Carol Zarimba, in 2009; four sisters, Ann Yonkosky, Hilma Dudra, Mary Smith and Pearl Pertile; and two brothers, Raymond and Matt Pumala.      A private family service will be entrusted to the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home.                                                                                         Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.      The family wishes to thank the staff at Josephson's Nursing Home for their wonderful care, love and friendship.      Jean has finally found her peace. She has returned to her beloved farm with all of her family and loved ones.
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