{"id":293128,"date":"2026-06-21T13:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/zimmerling-toujours-aussi-fringant-a-100-ans\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:56:17","slug":"zimmerling-toujours-aussi-fringant-a-100-ans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/fr\/zimmerling-toujours-aussi-fringant-a-100-ans\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimmerling, toujours aussi fringant \u00e0 100 ans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Si vous demandez \u00e0 Elden Zimmerling le secret d\u2019une longue vie, il n\u2019est pas s\u00fbr d\u2019avoir la r\u00e9ponse. <\/p>\n

Cet originaire de Lac-des-Loutres se demande si sa foi n\u2019y est pas pour quelque chose. <\/p>\n

\u00ab C\u2019est vraiment ma m\u00e8re qui nous envoyait au lit le soir et qui disait : \u201cAs-tu dit tes pri\u00e8res ? \u201d \u00bb, a-t-il dit, se souvenant des trajets en charette \u00e0 cheval du dimanche matin \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise avec ses neuf fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs. <\/p>\n

Cela pourrait aussi \u00eatre li\u00e9 \u00e0 son petit-d\u00e9jeuner quotidien \u2013 un bol de Rice Krispies avec deux r\u00f4ties. \u00ab J\u2019allais travailler avec \u00e7a \u00bb, a dit le charpentier de longue date, qui a conserv\u00e9 ce r\u00e9gime strict jusqu\u2019\u00e0 aujourd\u2019hui. <\/p>\n

Il pourrait aussi s\u2019agir de rester occup\u00e9. Retrait\u00e9 depuis longtemps, M. Zimmerling passe ses journ\u00e9es \u00e0 s\u2019occuper de son potager, \u00e0 tondre sa pelouse et \u00e0 garder sa maison de Shawville impeccablement rang\u00e9e. <\/p>\n

\u00ab Il ne s\u2019assoit pas et ne laisse pas les autres s\u2019occuper de lui, il veut tout faire lui-m\u00eame \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 son fils Doug Zimmerling, qui \u00e9tait venu rendre visite \u00e0 son p\u00e8re lorsque THE EQUITY est pass\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re. <\/p>\n

Quel que soit le secret, l\u2019a\u00een\u00e9 des Zimmerling a c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9 une \u00e9tape importante ce week-end, entour\u00e9 d\u2019amis et de sa famille \u2013 son 100e anniversaire. <\/p>\n

Moins d\u2019un pour cent de la population mondiale atteint le cap du si\u00e8cle, ce qui rend le parcours de M. Zimmerling d\u00e9j\u00e0 improbable. Mais il a aussi d\u00e9fi\u00e9 le destin d\u2019autres mani\u00e8res. <\/p>\n

Ayant grandi dans une ferme familiale \u00e0 Lac-des-Loutres (alors appel\u00e9 canton de Leslie) dans les ann\u00e9es 1920 et 1930, sa premi\u00e8re langue \u2013 et celle de ses fr\u00e8res et s\u0153urs \u2013 \u00e9tait l\u2019allemand.<\/p>\n

\u00ab C\u2019\u00e9tait principalement de l\u2019allemand \u00e0 la maison \u00bb, a-t-il dit, ajoutant que m\u00eame les services religieux \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise luth\u00e9rienne de Schwartz se tenaient en allemand \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque. <\/p>

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Il a litt\u00e9ralement vu la foudre frapper deux fois, y compris une fois dans sa maison familiale, et une deuxi\u00e8me fois \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9glise luth\u00e9rienne de Schwartz. Un \u00e9clair a frapp\u00e9 l\u2019\u00e9glise au milieu d\u2019un service fun\u00e8bre, tuant son grand-oncle Herman au passage, qui avait ses pieds pos\u00e9s sur le radiateur. <\/p>\n

Zimmerling, alors \u00e2g\u00e9 de cinq ans, a vu toute la sc\u00e8ne se d\u00e9rouler devant lui. <\/p>\n

\u00ab Je ne sais pas si la foudre m\u2019a frapp\u00e9 ou non, mais je me suis lev\u00e9 de mon si\u00e8ge et j\u2019ai regard\u00e9 de l\u2019autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de l\u2019all\u00e9e, et il \u00e9tait allong\u00e9 sur le dos [ . . . ] et la fum\u00e9e sortait de son estomac. \u00bb <\/p>\n

En vieillissant, M. Zimmerling a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 fr\u00e9quenter une \u00e9cole situ\u00e9e \u00e0 seulement un kilom\u00e8tre de sa maison. \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, il se levait t\u00f4t le matin, accomplissait toutes ses t\u00e2ches agricoles, changeait ses v\u00eatements de travail, puis marchait pieds nus jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9cole. <\/p>\n

\u00ab \u00c0 cette \u00e9poque, tout le monde \u00e9tait pauvre. Nous n\u2019avions pas de chaussures \u00bb, a-t-il dit.<\/p>\n

Pr\u00e9adolescent, il a trouv\u00e9 un emploi \u00e0 Lac-des-Loutres, \u00e0 la scierie que son oncle avait aid\u00e9 \u00e0 construire, mais la scierie n\u2019a \u00e9t\u00e9 ouverte que de 1936 \u00e0 1938. Il a exerc\u00e9 d\u2019autres emplois \u00e0 Stewartville, en Ontario, et \u00e0 Portage-du-Fort, mais sa carri\u00e8re de choix \u00e9tait celle de charpentier. <\/p>\n

M. Zimmerling a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avoir travaill\u00e9 sur des centaines de b\u00e2timents au cours de sa longue carri\u00e8re d\u2019entrepreneur, puis de charpentier d\u00e9vou\u00e9, mais pour beaucoup d\u2019entre eux, il ne peut pas dire o\u00f9 ils se trouvent parce qu\u2019\u00e0 cette \u00e9poque, \u00ab les rues n\u2019avaient pas de nom \u00bb, a-t-il dit.  <\/p>\n

\u00ab J\u2019ai toujours eu du travail \u00bb, a dit M. Zimmerling, qui a construit des \u00e9l\u00e9ments essentiels de la communaut\u00e9 tels que l\u2019\u00e9cole Victoria Avenue, l\u2019\u00e9cole \u00e9l\u00e9mentaire Dr. S. E. McDowell et l\u2019\u00e9glise New Hope, qui \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque s\u2019appelait l\u2019\u00e9glise Standard. <\/p>

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\u00ab Tu n\u2019avais pas \u00e0 t\u2019agenouiller le dimanche, hein ? \u00bb a dit Doug \u00e0 son p\u00e8re. \u00ab Tu t\u2019\u00e9tais assez agenouill\u00e9. \u00bb<\/p>\n

Pendant plus de 30 ans, M. Zimmerling a \u00e9t\u00e9 le marguillier de l\u2019\u00e9glise Standard de Bristol \u2013 un b\u00e2timent qu\u2019il a \u00e9galement contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 r\u00e9nover. <\/p>\n

\u00ab J\u2019ai construit l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur, l\u2019int\u00e9rieur, la tour, tout cela \u00bb, a-t-il dit. <\/p>\n

Au fil des ans, M. Zimmerling a remarqu\u00e9 beaucoup de changements \u00e0 Shawville et dans les environs, et pas seulement au niveau de son architecture b\u00e2tie. Il a dit que le co\u00fbt de la vie est devenu plus cher. <\/p>\n

\u00ab Je pouvais aller acheter un terrain pour 200 $ pour y construire ta maison \u00bb, a-t-il dit.<\/p>\n

Il a dit que les visages dans la rue ont \u00e9galement chang\u00e9, et que ces derniers temps, il voit plus de visages inconnus en ville. Il a dit que c\u2019est loin de l\u2019\u00e9poque o\u00f9 il a grandi.<\/p>\n

\u00ab On connaissait tout le monde \u00bb, a-t-il dit.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1960, M. Zimmerling et son \u00e9pouse bien-aim\u00e9e Alma ont construit leur maison sur la route 148, \u00e0 l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur de Shawville, o\u00f9 il vit depuis. Alma est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e en 2016, mais M. Zimmerling continue d\u2019y mener une vie tranquille.<\/p>\n

Lorsque ses fils viennent lui rendre visite, ils ont droit \u00e0 une soupe maison fra\u00eeche que le centenaire pr\u00e9pare, cong\u00e8le et d\u00e9cong\u00e8le lorsqu\u2019il sait qu\u2019il aura un visiteur. <\/p>\n

\u00ab Il fait de grandes marmites de soupe, puis il met deux bols de soupe dans un contenant et les cong\u00e8le. Ensuite, \u00e0 l\u2019heure du d\u00e9jeuner, quand je descends, il les met au micro-ondes \u00bb, a dit Doug. <\/p>\n

Un si\u00e8cle ne se passe pas sans probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9. Dans les ann\u00e9es 1970, M. Zimmerling a eu un accident de travail, se brisant les deux jambes apr\u00e8s \u00eatre tomb\u00e9 d\u2019un \u00e9chafaudage. Apr\u00e8s avoir greff\u00e9 un os de sa hanche \u00e0 sa cheville, il a d\u00fb r\u00e9apprendre \u00e0 marcher. <\/p>\n

\u00ab J\u2019avais 13 vis dans la jambe \u00bb, a-t-il dit. <\/p>\n

L\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, M. Zimmerling a eu une crise cardiaque. Sa famille a organis\u00e9 une grande f\u00eate d\u2019anniversaire l\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, ne sachant pas s\u2019il atteindrait sa 100e ann\u00e9e. <\/p>\n

Maintenant qu\u2019il est de l\u2019autre c\u00f4t\u00e9, M. Zimmerling a dit que m\u00eame s\u2019il n\u2019a pas la solution pour une longue vie, l\u2019Homme d\u2019en haut a bien pris soin de lui. <\/p>\n

\u00ab Je crois en celui qui veillait sur moi \u00bb, a-t-il dit. <\/p>\n

Alors que M. Zimmerling entre dans les trois chiffres, il essaie toujours de nouvelles choses. L\u2019ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, ses fils lui ont appris la chasse \u00e0 l\u2019arc pour la premi\u00e8re fois. Cette ann\u00e9e, ils vont chasser \u00e0 nouveau au camp familial, en amont de la Picanoc.<\/p>\n

\u00ab Il a obtenu un permis de chasse \u00e0 la biche cette ann\u00e9e, [so] maintenant nous sommes trois \u00e0 l\u2019avoir \u00bb, a dit Doug, qui a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que les images des cam\u00e9ras de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 r\u00e9v\u00e8lent une abondance de gibier \u00e0 chasser. <\/p>\n

\u00ab Il n\u2019a aucune excuse, il pourrait s\u2019asseoir directement sur le pont et chasser depuis le pont. \u00bb<\/p>\n

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Roy Zimmerling sert le g\u00e2teau lors de la f\u00eate du 100e anniversaire de son p\u00e8re, organis\u00e9e dimanche dans la salle de l\u2019\u00e9glise anglicane St. Paul\u2019s. Photo : K.C. Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Elden Zimmerling, originaire de Lac-des-Loutres, c\u00e9l\u00e8bre son 100e anniversaire cette semaine. Ici, il est photographi\u00e9 dans sa maison \u00e0 Shawville, qu\u2019il a construite lui-m\u00eame dans les ann\u00e9es 1960. Photo : K.C. Jordan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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