WILMINGTON — Roberta G. Zimmer, 92, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. She was born Nov. 11, 1924, in Birmingham, Ala., the first of two daughters born to Louis Goldfarb, and his wife, Annie Kantor Goldfarb.
She graduated public school in Birmingham, Ala., and attended Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama. She met her husband, William R. Zimmer, while he was stationed briefly in the Birmingham, Ala., area during World War II.
Roberta G. Zimmer and her husband, William R. Zimmer, opened the first Reeds jewelry store in the South. Roberta was active in non-profit organizations including St. John’s Museum of Art, Cape Fear Garden Club, The Founders’ Society of Duke University and various other charities. She was a longtime member of B’Nai Israel Synagogue.
Roberta Zimmer was preceded in death by her husband, William R. Zimmer.
She is survived by her four children and their spouses, Herbert J. Zimmer, and his wife, Ronna T. Zimmer, Arlene Z. Schreiber, and her husband, Ronald L. Schreiber, Jeffrey L. Zimmer and Alan M. Zimmer, and his wife, Rose W. Zimmer; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, at B’Nai Israel Synagogue. Interment will immediately follow in B’Nai Israel Hebrew Cemetery. Visitation will follow thereafter at the family home at 1901 Hawthorne Road, Wilmington.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Zimmer Cancer Center, B’Nai Israel Synagogue, or the charity of your choice.
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