She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Zbornak; her parents, Raymond Allen and Helen Grace, nee Beck, Carrell; a brother, Allen Andrew Carrell, her sister, Patricia Ann Halbrook, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Zbornak.
Surviving to cherish her memory are her daughter, Tammy (Jon) Jensen, of St. Louis, Missouri, her grandchildren, Shannon (fiance Clayton Schmidt) Gestes; Jennifer (Justin) Newkirk, Mark (Cheyenne) Jensen, Eric (Anais) Jensen, and Dayna (Aaron) Harden; her great-grandchildren, Kyler Newkirk, and Elea, Heidi, and Eva Jensen; her brother, Richard “Rick” (Cindy) Carrell; her sister, Barbara (Roger) Pikul; a sister-in-law, Bonnie Zbornak; a niece, Linda Zbornak; and many beloved nieces, nephews, other relatives, and cherished friends.
Visitation: Saturday, September 21, 2019, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.
Funeral: Memorial Service held at 1 p.m., Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the funeral home. Inurnment will follow in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois.