Five months after losing her husband, Lee S. Zimmerman, to pancreatic cancer, Donna Zimmerman is ensuring the family’s beloved Penbrook nut and candy business keeps running.
The third-generation owner of Zimmerman’s Nuts & Candies died on Dec. 15, 2025. He was 71.
Often seen wearing a hairnet as he worked, Zimmerman, broad-shouldered and calm, juggled peanut butter production and orders while waiting on customers…