Anna L. Zimmerman of New Hope died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Buckingham Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Buckingham. She was 87.

Anna was the beloved wife of 63 years to the late Edward C. Zimmerman, Sr.

Born in Rockledge, PA, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Emma Ochs Haegele.

A former resident of the far Northeast Community of Philadelphia, Anna moved to retire in New Hope over 20 years ago. During World War II, Anna aided the war effort by working at Frankford Arsenal and later worked at the Pitcairn Estate and Sears Roebuck and Company. A warm hearted person who reached out to her family before herself, Anna was an avid cook and enjoyed baking and cake decorating, crafts, and spending time fishing with her husband on their boat in Tuckerton, New Jersey.

Anna is survived by her only son Edward C. Zimmerman, Jr. and his wife Doreen, and grandchildren Edward III and Jessica of Las Vegas, NV. She is also survived by her brother and sisters, Herman George Haegele of Davenport, FL, Ruth Francavilla of Westminster, CA, Jean Ferrell of Sebring, FL, and Marie Fellenz of Warminster and their respective children and grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing, Saturday, January 7, 2012 from 8:30am until her Funeral Service, 10:00am at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue, (Route 202 and Sandy Ridge Road) New Britain. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude Ranch for Children (www.stjudesranch.org).