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Rev. Dr. Alton Zenker
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE, Ark. – The Rev. Dr. Alton Zenker, 75, of Hot Springs Village, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 at his residence.
Visitation for the Rev. Zenker will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Flatville. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
He was born Aug. 28, 1933, and grew up on a wheat and cattle farm in Gackle, N.D. He was baptized and held early church membership at Neudorf Lutheran Church, a country church with a membership of approximately 20 families.
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Wartburg College, Master of Divinity and Doctor of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Divinity from Wartburg College. He served as an intern at Faith Lutheran Church in Youngstown, Ohio, and was ordained in 1959.
The Rev. Zenker pastored in Flasher/Carson, N.D., Linton, N.D., and Thomasboro before becoming Assistant to the Bishop in Illinois district ALC and assistant to the Bishop in Springfield (ELCA). He later served as the Bishop for six years in Central/Southern Illinois Synod, ELCA, Springfield.
Rev. Zenker served as an officer for various pastoral-conference groups, including Conference chair, Faculty for Bible Camps and Leadership Training Schools, adviser for Soil Conservation District, Board of Directors at Linton Hospital, youth adviser for KEM Electric Cooperative, the ALC representative to the Colloquium of the Church in Future Society and ALC fact-finding tour to Central America.
He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, PTA President, Board of Regents, Wartburg College, Conference of Bishops, Companion Synod tour of Madagascar, Board of Regents, Lutheran School of Theology - Chicago (LSTC)/Bishop's ELCA representative to the Inter-Lutheran Coordinating Committee for Specialized Pastoral Care. He also served as the interim pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, Hot Springs Village, Ark., as well as interim bishop at Grand Canyon Synod, Ariz.
The Rev. Zenker is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marlene M. Wolff of Hot Springs Village, Ark.; two sons, Dr. Steven P. Zenker and wife Lori Ann of Alton and Dr. Mark A. Zenker and wife Jill of Nashville, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Meghan Christine Zenker, Adam Paul Zenker, Francesca Rose Zenker and Emilia Grace Zenker; one brother, Malvin Zenker and wife Mildred of Gackle, N.D.; and a sister, Vera Schultz and husband Leno of Jamestown, N.D.
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