Mark L. Zeimet Elkhart, Indiana Obituary

Mark L. Zeimet

<p>Mark L. Zeimet, 62, of Bristol, passed away suddenly on Saturday May 2, 2020 at his home of apparent heart attack.&nbsp; He was born October 16, 1957 in Evanston, Illinois to Edward M. &amp; Ruth E. (Nelson) Zeimet.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On December 17, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV he married Susan K. &ldquo;Sue&rdquo; VanZant.&nbsp; She survives along with 4 children, Mark S. (Gretta) Zeimet of Three Rivers, MI, Jennifer L. (Salvatore) Stalari of Goshen, IN, Kristin R. (Jeremy) Lail of Elkhart, IN, Mac J. (Hallie) Zeimet of Bristol, IN and a stepson John-Michael Korpal of Chicago, IL.&nbsp; Additional survivors include grandchildren; Jayley &amp; Jazlyn Zeimet of Three Rivers, MI, Tomisina, Vincenzo, Meriella &amp; Juliana Stalari of Goshen, IN, Presley Lail of Elkhart, IN, Porter Zeimet of Bristol, IN; 3 siblings John M. (Carol) Zeimet of New Haven, IN, Edward &ldquo;Chip&rdquo; (Linda) Zeimet of Ft. wayne, IN, Patricia A. Click of New Haven, IN; 1 niece, Emily Zeimet of New Haven, IN; 2 nephews, Jeremy (Megan) Zeimet of New Haven, IN, Josh (Polly) Zeimet of Ft. Wayne, IN.&nbsp; He was preceded in death by his father, Edward M. Zeimet (June 20, 1996, his mother, Ruth (Nelson) Zeimet (Nov. 15, 1980) and a niece Sarah Click (2003).</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark started Zeimet Battery Company in 1977, going into business with his brothers.&nbsp; It became Summit Power Systems of Ft. Wayne in January of 2014 and was sold to Storage Battery Systems of W.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark was an expert in the field of Industrial Batteries and Chargers and he dearly loved what he did.&nbsp; Mark retired from Storage Battery Systems in October of 2019 and he recently worked for Actia of Elkhart.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mark was an active member of St. Paul&rsquo;s United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees&rsquo;, was an usher and ran the sound system for many years.&nbsp; He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In&nbsp;keeping with his wishes, cremation has taken&nbsp;place and a celebration of life service will be at 2:30p.m.&nbsp;at St. Paul&rsquo;s United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 18, 2021.&nbsp; Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. ~ 2:30 p.m.&nbsp; Entombment will be private at a later date.&nbsp; Pastor Tom DeFries will be officiating.&nbsp; Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with his care.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The family has requested that any memorial contributions be given to St. Paul&rsquo;s United Methodist Church.</p>
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Mark L. Zeimet, 62, of Bristol, passed away suddenly on Saturday May 2, 2020 at his home of apparent heart attack.  He was born October 16, 1957 in Evanston, Illinois to Edward M. & Ruth E. (Nelson) Zeimet.

     On December 17, 1999 in Las Vegas, NV he married Susan K. “Sue” VanZant.  She survives along with 4 children, Mark S. (Gretta) Zeimet of Three Rivers, MI, Jennifer L. (Salvatore) Stalari of Goshen, IN, Kristin R. (Jeremy) Lail of Elkhart, IN, Mac J. (Hallie) Zeimet of Bristol, IN and a stepson John-Michael Korpal of Chicago, IL.  Additional survivors include grandchildren; Jayley & Jazlyn Zeimet of Three Rivers, MI, Tomisina, Vincenzo, Meriella & Juliana Stalari of Goshen, IN, Presley Lail of Elkhart, IN, Porter Zeimet of Bristol, IN; 3 siblings John M. (Carol) Zeimet of New Haven, IN, Edward “Chip” (Linda) Zeimet of Ft. wayne, IN, Patricia A. Click of New Haven, IN; 1 niece, Emily Zeimet of New Haven, IN; 2 nephews, Jeremy (Megan) Zeimet of New Haven, IN, Josh (Polly) Zeimet of Ft. Wayne, IN.  He was preceded in death by his father, Edward M. Zeimet (June 20, 1996, his mother, Ruth (Nelson) Zeimet (Nov. 15, 1980) and a niece Sarah Click (2003).

     Mark started Zeimet Battery Company in 1977, going into business with his brothers.  It became Summit Power Systems of Ft. Wayne in January of 2014 and was sold to Storage Battery Systems of W.

     Mark was an expert in the field of Industrial Batteries and Chargers and he dearly loved what he did.  Mark retired from Storage Battery Systems in October of 2019 and he recently worked for Actia of Elkhart.

     Mark was an active member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees’, was an usher and ran the sound system for many years.  He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

     In keeping with his wishes, cremation has taken place and a celebration of life service will be at 2:30p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church on Sunday, July 18, 2021.  Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. ~ 2:30 p.m.  Entombment will be private at a later date.  Pastor Tom DeFries will be officiating.  Walley-Mills-Zimmerman Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with his care.

     The family has requested that any memorial contributions be given to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

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