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Cecile Zamzow went to be with the Lord on March 28, 2015 at the age of 91. Cecile is preceded in death by her husband Oscar Zamzow and her parents Otto Giese and Amalia Gassmann Giese. She is survived by her daughter Barbara Badgett Gregg, and son Martin O. Zamzow, grandchildren Andrew and Neal; sister Monique Grosjean Daniel; nieces and nephews David, Virgine, and Alexandre. Numerous nieces and nephews from the Zamzow family Cecile was born on August 31, 1923 in a small French town of Knutange, France. At the age of three, her family moved a few miles to Nilvange. When she was sixteen years old, her parents had a second child, Monique. Cecile attended high school in France and worked in her parent's café/boarding house called "Café de la Poste", where she met the love of her life, Oscar, an American soldier in WWII. Cecile and Oscar married in 1945. After the war, she moved to Texas with her husband and she became a naturalized citizen in 1951. She was a farmer's wife in South Texas, raising her two children Martin and Barbara until moving to San Antonio in 1962. In Texas, Cecile learned accounting and bookkeeping through correspondence courses. She worked at various bookkeeping and accounting jobs until landing a job as an insurance analyst with USAA in San Antonio. While at USAA she was a very industrious and dedicated employee, always striving to learn new skills. Some of Cecile's hobbies included sewing, gardening, playing board games, cards and crosswords, reading, and participating in church activities. She enjoyed traveling, making several trips to France to visit family and friends. Cecile was a very loving and caring mother. She was a great cook and a wonderful hostess to family and friends who would visit. There are so many fond memories of her preparing home-cooked meals, after the children had left home and all the years they'd come back home to visit. Visitation will be held Friday, April 3, 2015 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South from 5PM to 9PM. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South at 11AM, followed by interment in Mission Burial Park South.

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Cecile G Zamzow

August 31, 1923 - March 28, 2015