Submitted by: Dan Rich

Zelda Abigail Palmiter

Sept. 8, 1915 - Jan. 21, 2000

South Bend Tribune 1/26/2000

Mrs. Zelda Abigail Palmiter, 84, of South Bend, Ind., passed away from natural causes on Friday, Jan. 21, in Fountain View Place, Mishawaka, Ind. Zelda was born on Sept. 8, 1915, in North Liberty, Ind., to Dollie and Kyle Milliken. She was preceded in death by her parents, and by her five siblings, Bernice Howell, Marvel Kline, Frank Milliken, Clinton Milliken and Lyndon Milliken. As a youth, Zelda worked for the South Bend Country Club in the 1920s and '30s. She then worked for the Bendix Corporation until marrying in the 1930s. She spent the next 62 years as a homemaker, caring for what she treasured most - a husband, daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Zelda married Ivel Palmiter on Oct. 1, 1938. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1992. She is survived by a daughter, Kay (Gilbert) Cipriano of South Bend; five grandchildren, David, Douglas (Heidi Cuesta), Toni (James Steffens), Neil and Dulene; and by three great-grandchildren, Zachary Simms, Gabriela Cipriano and Peter Cipriano.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, in Welsheimer's Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, South Bend. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to p.m. today, Jan. 26, in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Roseland Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 52248 Laurel Road, South Bend, IN 46637.