WITH PROFOUND SADNESS, WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF LEAH ZIMMERMANN EMERY ON FEBRUARY 26, 2025.

BORN ON NOVEMBER 23, 1970, AT BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL IN BRYN MAWR, PA, LEAH WAS THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF BARBARA (NÉE COMPTON) AND WILLIAM ZIMMERMANN III.

LEAH IS SURVIVED BY HER DEVOTED HUSBAND, KEVIN EMERY; HER CHERISHED CHILDREN, NOLAN LAUB AND HANNAH LAUB; AND HER STEPSON, AIDAN EMERY. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HER LOVING SISTERS, KRISTIN ZIMMERMANN AND DENISE WILLIAMS (NÉE ZIMMERMANN), ALONG WITH DENISE’S HUSBAND, DAVID WILLIAMS, AND THEIR SON, MICHAEL.

LEAH WAS A DEDICATED WIFE, MOTHER, STEPMOTHER, SISTER, AND AUNT, WHOSE WARMTH AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT WERE A SOURCE OF STRENGTH FOR THOSE SHE LOVED.

BLESSED WITH TWO WONDERFUL MARRIAGES AND AN INCREDIBLE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, LEAH OFFERED EVERYONE HER LOVE, COMPANIONSHIP, AND LAUGHTER, THROUGHOUT HER LIFE’S JOURNEY.

LEAH WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER LATE HUSBAND, DAVID LAUB, AND HER BELOVED DAUGHTER, RYANN LAUB.

A LIFE DEFINED BY LOVE AND COMPASSION

LEAH’S LIFE WAS A TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCE, KINDNESS, AND BOUNDLESS LOVE. SHE WAS A NURTURING AND DEVOTED MOTHER WHO POURED HER HEART INTO RAISING HER CHILDREN, NOLAN AND HANNAH, ALWAYS PUTTING THEIR HAPPINESS AND WELL-BEING FIRST. SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HER CHILDREN, OFFERING THEM CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT, GUIDANCE, AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.

AFTER THE HEARTBREAKING LOSS OF HER DAUGHTER, RYANN, TO SIDS, LEAH CHANNELED HER GRIEF INTO ADVOCACY, RALLYING A TEAM OF FRIENDS TO SUPPORT THE SIDS FOUNDATION. SHE WAS ALSO DEEPLY COMMITTED TO CAUSES CLOSE TO HER HEART, INCLUDING THE JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION (JDRF), THE QUAKER SCHOOL OF HORSHAM, AND MANY OTHERS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED.

HER DEDICATION TO HELPING OTHERS EXTENDED BEYOND ADVOCACY—SHE WAS A COMPASSIONATE VOLUNTEER WHO MADE A LASTING IMPACT. LEAH DEVOTED HER TIME TO NELLO’S CORNER AT THE CENTER FOR LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT, A PROGRAM OFFERING SUPPORT TO GRIEVING CHILDREN, TEENS, AND CAREGIVERS NAVIGATING THE LOSS OF AN IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER. SHE CREATED A SAFE, LOVING SPACE WHERE YOUNG HEARTS COULD FIND CONNECTION, HEALING, AND HOPE.

SHE ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT CAMP RAINBOW IN SCHWENKSVILLE, PA, WORKING WITH UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEACHING ARTS AND CRAFTS. THROUGH CREATIVITY AND KINDNESS, SHE HELPED CHILDREN EXPRESS THEMSELVES, GAIN CONFIDENCE, AND FIND JOY IN ARTISTIC EXPLORATION.

A PASSION FOR CREATIVITY, MUSIC, AND THE OUTDOORS

LEAH WAS A CREATIVE SOUL, FINDING IMMENSE JOY IN JEWELRY MAKING, CRAFTING BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE PIECES THAT REFLECTED HER VIBRANT SPIRIT. SHE WAS ALSO A PASSIONATE LOVER OF LIVE MUSIC, ESPECIALLY PHISH, WHICH BROUGHT HER TOGETHER WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNITY. THE FRIENDS SHE MADE THROUGH CONCERTS AND SHOWS BECAME SOME OF THE DEAREST AND DEEPEST IN HER LIFE, SHARING IN THEIR ENERGY, CAMARADERIE, MAGIC OF MUSIC, AND COMMUNITY.

BEYOND HER ARTISTIC AND MUSICAL PASSIONS, LEAH HAD A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR MOVEMENT AND NATURE. SHE LOVED YOGA, HIKING, AND THE OUTDOORS, FINDING PEACE AND INSPIRATION IN THE NATURAL WORLD.

WHETHER SHE WAS FLOWING THROUGH A YOGA PRACTICE, EXPLORING SCENIC TRAILS, OR SIMPLY BASKING IN NATURE’S SERENITY, SHE EMBRACED EVERY MOMENT WITH GRATITUDE AND A SENSE OF ADVENTURE.

LEAH WAS ALSO A PET SNUGGLER, FLOWER AFICIONADO, AVID READER, AND A SPREADER OF LOVE AND LIGHT. SHE HAD AN INCREDIBLE FASHION SENSE AND STYLE, ALWAYS BRINGING A UNIQUE FLAIR TO EVERYTHING SHE WORE.

LEAH WAS THE FRIEND WHO WAS ALWAYS THERE—WHETHER IT WAS OFFERING A LISTENING EAR, WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT, OR SIMPLY STANDING BY YOUR SIDE IN TIMES OF NEED, SHE NEVER HESITATED TO HELP A FRIEND. MOST OF ALL, SHE LOVED SPENDING TIME WITH THOSE SHE LOVED, CHERISHING EVERY SHARED MOMENT AND CONNECTION.

JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF LIFE DIRECTLY AFTER THE SERVICE AT EMERY ACRES 603 GAGE LANE, NORTH WALES, PA FOR A PARTY TO HONOR LEAH.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY KINDLY REQUESTS DONATIONS TO THE CENTER FOR LOSS AND BEREAVEMENT IN SKIPPACK, PA. BEREAVEMENTCENTER.ORG

MAY LEAH REST IN PEACE FOREVER REUNITED WITH THOSE SHE LOVED AND ETERNALLY CHERISHED IN OUR HEARTS.