Walter Zimmerer Jr., Owner of Big Brook Farm in Colts Neck, Dies at 94
Zimmerer owned Big Brook Farm in Colts Neck.
Walter C. Zimmerer Jr., 94, of Colts Neck, peacefully passed away on Saturday, Sept. 15 at his home on Big Brook Farm, where he had lived with his wife Erma since 1949. Born in 1918 to Walter and Catherine Zimmerer of Nutley, Walter was the eldest of five children and soon followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in the building of homes. After completing what he called "the college of hard knocks," he married his beloved wife, Erma in 1941. Walter and Erma worked together to build a construction business, Mawal Construction, and proceeded to build hundreds of homes in the Cedar Grove, Bloomfield, and Montclair area throughout the 1940's. A leisurely Sunday drive and some bad directions took them down to the shore area and …
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Christy Ward
3:46 pm on Saturday, September 22, 2012
Walter Zimmerer was a very strong, admireable man. My "Pop" whom I will be forever proud to have as my grandfather and eternaly greatful for all he did for me. May he have "Love Sweet Love" again with back with my grandma. Rest In Peace, you will never be forgotten... more ›