Frances C. Zimmerman

Kittery, Maine – Mrs. Frances C. (Dankens) Zimmerman, of Kittery, formerly of Waltham, died Thursday, May 27, 2010 at Durgin Pines Nursing Home in Kittery. She was 83.

Frances was born in Somerville on July 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Peter and Katrina (Mikeliunas ) Dankens, and had been a lifelong resident of Waltham. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, cooking, and traveling.

She leaves her son, Steven G. Zimmerman and his wife Kathy of Eliot, Maine; her grandsons, Peter M. Zimmerman and Andrew S. Zimmerman; her great-grandchildren, Bradyn and Colin Zimmerman; two sisters, Anna Dankens of Somerville and Paula Lyons of Belmont and several nieces and nephews.

Frances was the wife of the late George W. Zimmerman and sister of the late John, Albert, and Charles Dankens.

Family and friends will honor and remember Frances’s life by gathering for visitation on Tuesday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in The Joyce Funeral Home, 245 Main Street, (Rte.20) Waltham followed by her funeral service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Mount Feake Cemetery, Waltham.

Memorial donations may be made to Seacoast Hospice, 10 Hampton Road, Exeter, New Hampshire, 03833.