Zola Zatha Lance

Zola Zatha Lance, 89, of Burbank, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 at Burbank Parke Care Center after a brief illness.

Zola was born near Burbank on Aug. 13, 1929 to the late David R. and Thelma (Collins) Zimmerman and was a 1947 graduate of Burbank High School. On Dec. 28, 1949 she married Richard A. Lance and he preceded her in death on March 24, 2007. Zola was a lifetime member of the Faith United Methodist Church where she was a Sunday School and Bible School Teacher. She crocheted, sewed and knitted many hats, scarfs and blanket which she donated to the Giving Tree and to People to People Ministries. Zola was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed gardening, canning and quilting and was a faithful servant to the Lord always helping others and caring for her family. She will be greatly missed.

Surviving are her sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Joanna Lance of Glenmont and John and Sherry Lance of Burbank; her daughter, Linda Lance of Wooster; 8 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren ; a brother, Carlton Zimmerman of Wooster; sisters, Mary Jane (Rock) Stanage of Three Oaks, MI and Viola (Chuck) Martin of Dresden and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, a great-great-grandson, a brother Newt Zimmerman and sisters, Hazel Bechtol, Beatrice Schmucker and infant Corinthia Zimmerman.

Services will be Monday, Nov. 5that 11:00 a.m. at Murray Funeral Home in Creston with Rev. Joanna Lance officiating. Burial will be in Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the funeral home. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com Memorial contributions may be made to People to People Ministries, 454 E. Bowman St., Wooster, OH 44691 or to LifeCare Hospice, 1900 Akron Rd., Wooster, OH 44691.