Esther Virginia Hoover Zendt, 106, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Azle, Texas. Esther, or "Gan" as her grandchildren knew her, was born May 20, 1914, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Guy and Virginia Hoover. She was the fourth of five children: Lyman, Florence, Mary, Esther, and Robert. Devoted to her brothers and sisters and proud of their accomplishments, she helped both her dad and siblings after her mother's sudden death when Esther was 19. Esther attended Indianapolis schools, where she graduated from Butler University in 1932 and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
On Sept. 9, 1939, she married Frederick Eugene Zendt, a graduate of Yale Divinity School, and they served pastorates in Fayetteville, Ark.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; and El Paso, Texas. After a break from the ministry in Albuquerque, N.M., Gene Zendt took a pastorate in Farmington, N.M.
While living in Albuquerque, Esther attended the University of New Mexico, receiving her Master's degree in Education and English while teaching junior high reading and English in both Albuquerque and Farmington, N.M. After 22 years, Gene stepped down from the Disciples of Christ denomination, then moving to Sacramento where she taught at Don Julio Junior High School in North Highlands, Calif. Following retirement, Gene and Esther lived four years in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 17 months in Bristol, England, leaving them with many happy memories. Gene Zendt, 87, died in 1997; they had been married 57 years. Esther lived in Sacramento, Calif., for 47 years.
Highly intelligent, a speaker of four languages, her sense of humor and endless curiosity about life gave her a fearless willingness to tackle all that life handed her. She is revered and loved!
On Sept. 9, 1939, she married Frederick Eugene Zendt, a graduate of Yale Divinity School, and they served pastorates in Fayetteville, Ark.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; and El Paso, Texas. After a break from the ministry in Albuquerque, N.M., Gene Zendt took a pastorate in Farmington, N.M.
While living in Albuquerque, Esther attended the University of New Mexico, receiving her Master's degree in Education and English while teaching junior high reading and English in both Albuquerque and Farmington, N.M. After 22 years, Gene stepped down from the Disciples of Christ denomination, then moving to Sacramento where she taught at Don Julio Junior High School in North Highlands, Calif. Following retirement, Gene and Esther lived four years in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 17 months in Bristol, England, leaving them with many happy memories. Gene Zendt, 87, died in 1997; they had been married 57 years. Esther lived in Sacramento, Calif., for 47 years.
Highly intelligent, a speaker of four languages, her sense of humor and endless curiosity about life gave her a fearless willingness to tackle all that life handed her. She is revered and loved!
Esther Virginia Hoover Zendt, 106, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Azle, Texas. Esther, or "Gan" as her grandchildren knew her, was born May 20, 1914, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Guy and Virginia Hoover. She was the fourth of five children: Lyman, Florence, Mary, Esther, and Robert. Devoted to her brothers and sisters and proud of their accomplishments, she helped both her dad and siblings after her mother's sudden death when Esther was 19. Esther attended Indianapolis schools, where she graduated from Butler University in 1932 and was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
On Sept. 9, 1939, she married Frederick Eugene Zendt, a graduate of Yale Divinity School, and they served pastorates in Fayetteville, Ark.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; and El Paso, Texas. After a break from the ministry in Albuquerque, N.M., Gene Zendt took a pastorate in Farmington, N.M.
While living in Albuquerque, Esther attended the University of New Mexico, receiving her Master's degree in Education and English while teaching junior high reading and English in both Albuquerque and Farmington, N.M. After 22 years, Gene stepped down from the Disciples of Christ denomination, then moving to Sacramento where she taught at Don Julio Junior High School in North Highlands, Calif. Following retirement, Gene and Esther lived four years in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 17 months in Bristol, England, leaving them with many happy memories. Gene Zendt, 87, died in 1997; they had been married 57 years. Esther lived in Sacramento, Calif., for 47 years.
Highly intelligent, a speaker of four languages, her sense of humor and endless curiosity about life gave her a fearless willingness to tackle all that life handed her. She is revered and loved!
On Sept. 9, 1939, she married Frederick Eugene Zendt, a graduate of Yale Divinity School, and they served pastorates in Fayetteville, Ark.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo.; and El Paso, Texas. After a break from the ministry in Albuquerque, N.M., Gene Zendt took a pastorate in Farmington, N.M.
While living in Albuquerque, Esther attended the University of New Mexico, receiving her Master's degree in Education and English while teaching junior high reading and English in both Albuquerque and Farmington, N.M. After 22 years, Gene stepped down from the Disciples of Christ denomination, then moving to Sacramento where she taught at Don Julio Junior High School in North Highlands, Calif. Following retirement, Gene and Esther lived four years in Guadalajara, Mexico, and 17 months in Bristol, England, leaving them with many happy memories. Gene Zendt, 87, died in 1997; they had been married 57 years. Esther lived in Sacramento, Calif., for 47 years.
Highly intelligent, a speaker of four languages, her sense of humor and endless curiosity about life gave her a fearless willingness to tackle all that life handed her. She is revered and loved!
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