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Esther Ebenhoe Jenkins died peacefully at 97 on Sept. 19,2018. She is survived by her daughter Hilarie Jenkins of New York and her niece Regina Hancock Vindiatis of Connecticut. She is the daughter of Sara Melenzer and Andrew Ebenhoe and is originally of Belle Vernon, PA. She attended Monessen High School where she graduated Valedictorian, then graduating Allegheny College, Meadville, PA. B.A. cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa with majors in English Literature and Drama. Esther then married artist Paul Jenkins, they lived in New York City and Paris, France. Once divorced Esther returned to New York City where she worked as a direct mail executive for the companies, Reuben H. Donnelley, Random House and Clairol. Esther was one of the founding members of the successful Off-Off-Broadway group, Theater Practice that performed original productions by Theo Barnes. She relocated to Princeton, NJ in 1983. She worked for the environmental research firm Environ. She helped create the theatre group Princeton Rep Company where she acted in principal roles. Esther retired from Environ in 1999 living the rest of her days in Princeton, happily reading as many books as she could. Memorial services for Esther, will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church at 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540 (609-924-2277) on November 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM
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