Zeke Zanoni 1936-2023. Photo credit Mining the Hardrock
When Zeke graduated in 1955, he turned down a baseball scholarship to Adams State University and joined the US Navy instead. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke as a youth playing basket-See ball for the Silverton Miners. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke became a professional firefighter with the Denver Fire Department. Photo credit The Zanoni Family
Zeke and his friend climbing Silverton snow mound. Photo credit The Zanoni Family
A very young Zeke (far left-hand side) being held by his father. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Young Zeke with his signature pipe. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke and Dorothy could often be seen on daily walks around town, this photo was taken in the spring of 2023. Photo credit DeAnne Gallegos
Zeke and Dorothy were married for 63 years. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke and Dorothy’s kids surprised them with a gift of stained glass for their 50th wedding anniversary. Photo credit The Zanoni Family
Zeke Zanoni and his cousin Wiley Carmack in Silverton. Photo credit the Carmack Family
Zeke went to Denver in 1961 to attend the Rocky Mountain School of Art. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke was a hardrock miner. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke married Dorothy Knoll on June 6th 1959. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Zeke was a hardrock miner and participated in and helped start the Hardrockers Holiday events. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
Left to right Zanoni siblings and spouses Lorna, her husband Ron, Dorothy, Zeke, and Tommy. Photo credit the Zanoni Family
George Darnell Zanoni “Zeke,” a Silverton patriarch, passed away Thursday, September 21st, 2023, just a day after his 87th birthday. George Darnell Zanoni was born to George and Thelma Zanoni on September 20, 1936, in Silverton, Colorado. He lived in Martinez, California, from 1942 to 1945 during WWII while his father worked in Mare Island Shipyard repairing naval ships. Zeke’s younger brother Tom…
