In his later life, he retired to Nadur, Gozo, possibly because of health problems.
He died in his residence on 22 June 1766, and was buried in the Nadur parish church.
It seems to have been originally been located somewhere in Malta (possibly Senglea)[4] and it was transferred to Xagħra in 1744–51.
[5] Some of Zimech's work has been erroneously attributed to the architect and poet Carlo Gimach due to the similarity of their names.
Gimach lived in Portugal and Rome during Zimech's lifespan, and there is no evidence that he was a painter.