Inez Eidsness Zinter

Zinter, Inez Ruth Eidsness age 85, formerly of Sioux City, IA, and recently of Maple Grove, MN, died March 23rd, 2011. She was born in Arlington, SD, December 30, 1925 daughter of Trygve and Bertha Wastun Eidness, Norwegian immigrants who lived and farmed north of Lake Preston, SD. Inez's education started in a one- room school house on the prairie. She graduated from Hetland high School in 1943. Inez went on to complete nurse's training at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD in 1948 and received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education in 1949 from South Dakota State College. Inez met Clinton Zinter, a WWII veteran of Fredrick SD while they were in college in Brookings. They married in 1948. The two moved to Minneapolis in 1949 starting a life together. Inez taught at Northwestern Hospital School of Nursing before becoming a homemaker and mother utilizing the practical skills she had acquired from her life on the farm. A move to Sioux City, Iowa in 1965 brought Inez back to nursing at St. Luke's Hospital. When she retired from administrative nursing in 1992, she had funded the secondary education of her four children and found her way through the social change of the late 60's & 70's. Inez was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton in 2008. Survivors include brothers Lynn Eidsness of Huntington Beach, CA and Warren (Adele) Eidsness of Rosemount, MN; a sister Doris (Bud) Anderson of Lake Preston, SD; children Steve (Sandy) Zinter of Pierre, SD; Gary (Nancy) Zinter of Plymouth, MN; Janet Zinter (Mark Anagnostopulos) of Brattleboro, VT; Joan Zinter (Linda Kawer) of West Shokan, NY; six loving grandchildren, Kari Zinter Borders, Aaron Zinter, Matt Zinter, Sarah Zinter, Kelly Zinter Schaefer and Claire Zinter Anagnostopulos; and two great-grandchildren Jack and Sawyer. Inez's strong religious faith promoted a life-long compassion for others and self-less giving. She led by example and touched the lives of those around her. As a reflection of her life, the family requests donations be an act of kindness to a friend, neighbor or co-worker. A caring deed would bring joy to Inez Ruth Zinter. A private committal service will be at the Albion Township cemetery, near Ellendale, ND at a later date. Memorial service will be held at 11 AM Friday, April 1, with visitation one hour prior, all at: Washburn-McReavy Glen Haven Chapel 763-533-8643 5125 W. Broadway, Crystal

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Inez Eidsness Zinter

March 27, 2011

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Inez Eidsness Zinter

March 27, 2011

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