A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 21,2014 at 2:00 P.M., at Habing Family Funeral Home, 129 4th Street, Gilroy, CA, 95020, with viewing beginning at 1 :00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, Ginnie requested donations to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Condolences can be made at www.HabingFamilyFuneralHome.com.
Ginnie was born in Stockton, CA in October of 1942. She graduated from Homestead High School in Cupertino and soon went to work at Lockheed Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale.
She met her husband Jim Estep there, and they were married in 1964.
Ginnie enjoyed genealogy, cross-stich, camping, taking cruises, line dancing, bunco, Big Basin, baking, and coffee at O’Henrys. She loved animals and was a dedicated advocate for the residents at Pacific Hills Manor in Morgan Hill.
Ginnie is survived by Jim, her husband of 49 years, son Scott Estep and his wife Kerrie, daughter Shannon Zentner, daughter Dawn Shoemake and her husband Joe “Shoe”, five grandchildren – Garrett, Shane, Amanda, Rachel and Kyle – and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents Byron and Yvonne, her brother Jack, her youngest son Wade Estep, and her beloved bunny, Houdini.