OBITUARY
Sister Martha
Bendorf, SNJM
Sister Martha Bendorf, a longtime educator who worked
at schools in northern and southern California, died in Los Gatos on June
18 at the age of 86. She had been a vowed member of the Holy Names Sisters
of Jesus and Mary for 48 years.
Born Ann Marie Bendorf in Flagstaff, Arizona, Sister Bendorf began her
ministry in education as a high school teacher. She taught at Oakland’s
Holy Names High School from 1961-62 as well as high schools in Anaheim
and Pasadena. She later worked as an early childhood educator at St. Mary
Preschool in Oakland from 1986-89 and at schools in Los Gatos. She also
helped start a library for neighborhood children in San Jose.
Sister Bendorf spent 10 years as a core member of the House of Prayer
at Emmanuel House in Los Gatos.
Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Jim Callahan;
brother, Tom Bendorf; and 20 nieces and nephews.
The funeral Mass was held June 24 at the Convent of the Holy Names in
Los Gatos. Burial took place the following day at Holy Sepulchre, Hayward.
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