Zelma Blanche Summers was born to parents Doris and Hilbert Rowe on January, 6th, 1942 in Lamar, Colorado. Zelma passed away peacefully on May 10th, 2025 in Greeley, Colorado.

Zelma lived in Lamar from the time of her birth until her graduation, when she would leave to attend Adams State College in Colorado, and later Michigan State College in Michigan where she received her Masters.

Zelma married Larry Summers on Christmas Day in 1959, and the newlyweds travelled the world, teaching young adults in Liberia, Africa, Guam, and all over the United States. The couple would remain together in Guam after their extensive travels for the Peace Corps until Larry's passing in 2013. She remained in Guam for some time before returning to Colorado to be closer to family in 2021.

Zelma was involved with the Methodist Church and Habitat for Humanity. She loved animals, particularly cats and dogs, and she enjoyed reading, quilting, and travelling. She was the owner and manager of a book store called Hafa Books, and she will be missed by former students at Ordot-Chalan Pago Elementaries where she was a librarian.

Zelma is preceded in death by her brother, Hilbert Lee Rowe Jr., her husband, Larry Summers, her parents, Doris and Hilbert Rowe, her brother-in-law, Keith Summers, her father-in-law, Charley Summers, and her mother-in-law, Edith Summers.

Zelma is survived by her sister, Dorothy Burkhardt.

Condolences may be addressed to The Summers Family c/o Rowanoak Mortuary, 231 S. Sherman Street, Fort Morgan, Colorado, 80701. Zelma's family has requested that contributions be donated in Zelma's name to the Fort Morgan Humane Society. A memorial service is set to take place at a later date in Guam.