Leola Dora Zimmer, 98, died Sept. 28, 2010.
She was born April 7, 1912 in Cotesfield, Neb., one of 12 children, to Thomas J. and Dora Parker.
When she was very young the family moved to Elm Creek and then to Overton, Neb.. She graduated from high school in North Platte, Neb. in 1930.
On Dec. 12, 1932 she married John T. Zimmer, a carpenter, in Ogallala, Neb. In 1942 they moved to Oregon.
They…