Mary W Zent passed quietly on November 21 2016 at the Balboa Nursing Home in San Diego. She was the wife of John William Zent Sr. and she will be laid to rest along with her husband John at the Santa Clara Mission Cemetery on Lincoln Ave in Santa Clara, Ca. Mary spent most of her life in Santa Clara County moving to San Diego for her final 5 years. She was fun, outgoing with a great sense of humor. She was a wonderful wife to John and a great mother. She taught sewing at schools, loved to cook and entertain. Mary is survived by her son William Fremont Zent and daughter in-law Denise C Zent along with numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.