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His body was cremated.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 9 at
Delavan Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be at
the church from 9:30 a.m. until the service time.
Davis Mortuary in Delavan is handling
arrangements.
In addition to operating farms in Logan, Tazewell
and Mason counties, Mr. Zumwalt was farm manager for
Scully Estates in Lincoln for 25 years. He would
often be found with spade in hand, looking through a
surveyor's transit, preserving Scully farms through
proper tiling and drainage.
He was a World War II veteran.
Delmar and his twin brother, Dean, were born two
miles north of Emden on Nov. 9, 1920. His parents
were Ed and Clara Siuts Zumwalt. He married Martha
Allen of Delavan on Aug. 17, 1943.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years; five
children, Gene (and Amy) Zumwalt of Madison, Wis.;
Ann (and Larry) Gerdes of Atlanta, Ga.; Connie
Zumwalt (and Steve Moffitt) of Bloomington, Clark
(and Mary) Zumwalt of Delavan and Jack (and Doreen)
Zumwalt of Marion, Iowa; and 11 grandchildren,
Lindsey and Leslie Gerdes, and Blane, Joel, Mac,
Taylor, Dillon, Jacob, Eve, Tara and Axel Zumwalt.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul,
Robert, Dean and Donald Zumwalt.
He graduated from Delavan High School in 1938 and
from the University of Illinois in 1943. He was a
member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and attended
Reserve Officers' Training. He left for Officer
Candidate School in Fort Sill, Okla., after he was
married. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and
earned his liaison pilot wings at Denton, Texas. He
trained at Camp Van Dorn, Miss., before shipping out
to the European Theater of Operations, where he flew
reconnaissance missions directing artillery fire for
the "Blood and Fire" 63rd Infantry Division. He
finished his overseas duty serving in the Army of
Occupation in Berlin, Germany.
He returned from the war in 1946 and began
farming in Tazewell County. He moved to Logan County
in 1951 and purchased a Scully lease near New
Holland, where he and Martha raised their five
children.
He was a member of the New Holland United
Methodist Church.
Delmar was involved in the community as an active
member of the New Holland American Legion and served
on the New Holland Grade School board.
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He served on the board of the Logan County Soil
Conservation District for 25 years. He was also on
the board of the Logan County Park & Trails
Foundation for many years and was proud to remain an
honorary member.
During his retirement, Delmar volunteered for the
Logan County Food Pantry, enjoyed playing cards with
friends in New Holland and spent winters in Florida
with his family.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to
Logan County Park & Trails Foundation, P.O. Box 11,
Lincoln, IL 62656; New Holland First United
Methodist Church, 201 N. Mason St., New Holland, IL
62671; or Delavan Presbyterian Church, 201 West
Fourth St., Delavan, IL 61734.
Online condolences
may be left at
www.davismortuaryinc.com.
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