Elmer Edwin Zorn, 80, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born April 19, 1928 at Odin, Kansas, the son of Ferdinand and Anna Catherine (Kirmer) Zorn. He married Emily Ann Podlena October 7, 1952 at Wilson, Kansas. A retired foreman for the Barton County Road and Bridge Department for thirty-seven years, Mr. Zorn was a resident of Hoisington since 1956, coming from Great Bend. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Zorn was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, former member of the Knights of Columbus, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7428 and American Legion Post 286. Survivors include his wife, Emily Zorn, Hoisington, Kansas; three sons: Dennis Zorn and wife, Brenda, Westminster, Colorado; Ronald Zorn and wife, Carol, Queens Creek, Arizona; and James Zorn and wife, Donna, Great Bend, Kansas; four brothers: twin, Alvin Zorn, Smith Center, Kansas; Leonard Zorn, Claflin, Kansas; Ed Zorn, Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Gerald Zorn, Great Bend, Kansas; four sisters: Tillie Schremmer, Hoisington, Kansas; Ann Schremmer, Hoisington, Kansas; Marion Schroeder, Newton, Kansas; and Helen Holliday, Inman, Kansas; five grandchildren: Eric, Alycia, Zachary, Gabriel, and Matthew Zorn; and one great-grandson, Mason Zorn. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Frank Zorn, Bernard Zorn, and Richard Zorn; and two sisters, Margaret Steiner and Eleanor Hickel. Vigil service will be at 6:00 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Hoisington. Burial will be in St. John Church Cemetery with military graveside rites by VFW Post 7428 and American Legion Post 286. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday and from 9:00 a.m. to service time, Saturday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials in Mr. Zorn's name are requested to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church or Clara Barton Hospital, both in care of the funeral home.