

Rachel was born on December 22, 1951, in Winchester, Indiana to Willard and Esther Zimmerman. Rachel graduated from Indiana University Richmond with an associate degree in nursing. Rachel moved to Olathe, Kansas in 1980 where she met Dennis and they were married on October 24, 1981.
Rachel worked as a nurse at St. Joseph Medical Center for 14 years before she went back to school at MidAmerica Nazarene University for her bachelor’s degree in nursing and transitioned to school nursing at Pleasant Ridge Elementary School in the Olathe School District where she worked for 21 years before retiring in 2016.
Rachel was an active member in her church, Westside Church of the Nazarene, serving in missions for many years. She was passionate about missions and always had a heart for serving locally and internationally.
Survivors include: husband, Dennis; daughter, Denise Hershberger (Eric) of Indianapolis, Indiana; son Jeremy (Heather) of Austin, Texas; grandchildren, Bradley, Emerson, and Addison; brother, Philip (Barb) Zimmerman and their children Rachel and David (Amy); sister, Karen (Jim) Bleadingheiser and their children Ray and Beth Heath (Joe), and many cousins.
Visitation will be held at 10 AM Thursday, October 5th, 2023, and funeral will be held at 11 AM Thursday, October 5th, 2023. Both will be held at Olathe Westside Church of the Nazarene, 1700 W Santa Fe St, Olathe, KS 66061.
Memorial donations may be made to the Nazarene Global Healthcare Fund at https://give.nazarene.org/category/compassion/health-care/106101
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.McGilley-Frye.com for the Knee family.
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