Submitted by: Dan Rich
Gilbert Clayton Zion
MISHAWAKA -- Gilbert Clayton Zion, 93, of Mishawaka, died Saturday (March 3, 2007), in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, Mishawaka, after an illness. Mr. Zion was born Aug. 30, 1913, in Mishawaka to John and Flossie (Branstrator) Zion.
On Oct. 20, 1942, in Mishawaka he married Phyllis Gamble, who preceded him in death on Dec. 15, 2005. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Lulu Foote, Irene Snyder, Alice Gohen, Alene Endicott, Virginia Doty; and two brothers, Harold and Lloyd Zion. Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn S. Rorie of Mishawaka and Marcia Wright of Elkhart; and three grandchildren.
Mr. Zion worked as an engineer for Uniroyal Technologies in Mishawaka for 39 years before his retirement in 1978. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Mishawaka, serving the church as a deacon.
Friends may call from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. Eighth St., Mishawaka, where services will be at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Mary Ann Banning, pastor of First Presbyterian Church Mishawaka, officiating. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Memorials be given to American Diabetes Association, 10872 Queen Road, Plymouth, IN 46563 or American Kidney Fund 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852.