Lois Marie Zenger Obituary (1934 - 2018)

Lois Marie Zenger, 84, Normal, died at 12:09 p.m. Tuesday December 18th at Heritage Health, Normal. Her memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal, with Monsignor Eric S. Powell officiating. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Normal. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the church. Memorials may be directed to the Parkinson's Foundation. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements. Lois was born April 25, 1934 in Iowa Falls, Iowa the only child of Clyde and Kathryn Hofmann. She married her loving husband, David Zenger on March 2, 1957 in Iowa Falls, IA. David preceded her in death on March 30, 1990. Surviving Lois are her children Karl William (Diane) Zenger Normal, IL and Brian Eugene (Anita) Zenger Groveland, CA: Six grandchildren, Rob Zenger Normal, D.J. Zenger Seattle, Washington, Derek Zenger, Normal, Jessica (Tom) Duffy Merced, CA, Kelli (Steven) Maxey Merced, CA, and Jamie Zenger Oakland, CA. Seven great-grandchildren: Drue Zenger, Nick Zenger, Nate Zenger, Brian Duffy, Tom Duffy IV, Evelyn Maxey, and Andrew Maxey. Lois received an Associate in Arts degree from Ellsworth College (Iowa Falls) in 1954, a Bachelor of Science in Education in 1972 from Illinois State University and a Master of Science in Education in 1982 from Illinois State University. She taught second grade at Deer Creek - Mackinaw school district for 22 years, retiring in 1994. Lois and her husband David enjoyed ballroom dancing and did so every Saturday evening for several years. Lois was an avid reader and a founding member of a private investment club in which she participated for many years.