Montpelier, VT

John Ziske was born Easter Sunday on April 18, 1937 the son of Simeon and Minna (Klingel) Ziske. John married Ruth (Deininger) on September 1, 1957 with Bishop William Fendt officiating. This year they celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary.

John was a member of the New Apostolic Church having been baptized, along with his later-to-be wife Ruth on May 13, 1937. He served as a subdeacon in Jamaica, New York, deacon, priest, and then rector in New Haven CT and Claremont NH until his retirement in 2002. His true passion was serving the Lord, as was his statement always, "Yes, I will go wherever I am asked to serve."

John graduated from the New York School of Printing in 1954. John worked as a printer in both New York and Connecticut before moving to Claremont, New Hampshire in 1972. He continued in printing sales before purchasing a printing company in 1975 and naming it the Claremont Print Shoppee, which was open until 1985. John attended Keene State College, earning a Bachelor's Degree and taught printing at Springfield (VT) High School. He later went on to work for the Argus Champion newspaper before joining Ruth at LaCrosse Footwear for 10 years before retiring in 2002. John and Ruth moved to Barre Vermont, where he worked at Hannaford's Supermarket in Barre VT for 7 years and at Spaulding High School as a substitute teacher.

In his spare time, John especially loved reading, learning history, researching his family genealogy, and enjoying time with his family.

Remaining to cherish John's memory and serve the Lord are his spouse, Ruth; children, Peter, his wife Joani; Gene and his wife Carolyn; Walter, his wife Ginny; grandchildren, Laura (Kolb) and her husband Bill, Joe, Emily (Desmarais) and her husband Matt, Jeffrey, Erica and her partner Barry, Amanda (Schiller) and her husband Jeffery, Brad and his fiancé Erika, Zachary and his wife Taylor; great-grandchildren Emma, Everly, Theo, Lily, Parker, Zoey, Caleb, Riley, Claire; sisters Ruth and Caroline and her husband Winfried.

Preceding John in death are his parents, Simeon and Minna (Klingel) Ziske; sisters, Louise, Millie, and Minna, his brother-in-law's, Edward, Erwin, Werner, and Franko.

Visitation will be held on Friday, December 20 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the New Apostolic Church, 181 Allen Street Barre, VT 05641. There will be a private Funeral service for the family and close friends at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in John's memory may be directed to the NAC Barre Community Outreach Fund https://www.wesharegiving.org/App/Form/e47e6bd7-9a2d-4912-948e-33271763398a