Marie was a loving mother devoted to her family. She enjoyed bingo, quilting, traveling, and visits to the casino. She loved to play Black Jack – and did until the very end.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 71 years, Ernest P. Zarlingo, who died on March 1, 2017; her parents, Ralph and Regina, nee Kuettle, Burgener; a grandson, Phillip Williams; a son-in-law, Gary Dunn; and numerous brothers, sisters, nieces, and nephews.
Surviving are a son, Phillip (Joanna) Zarlingo of Columbia, IL;
a daughter, Marilyn Zarlingo Dunn of Des Peres, MO;
two grandchildren, James Zarlingo of Columbia, IL, and Angela (Keith) Ingenthron of Ellisville, MO;
five great-grandchildren, Jessica Zarlingo (Josh Shaffer) of Waterloo, IL, Cooper Williams of St. Louis, MO, Seamus Zarlingo and Delaney Zarlingo of Columbia, IL, and Carson Ingenthron of Ellisville, MO;
one great-great-grandson, Alex Shaffer of Waterloo, IL;
and a dear brother-in-law, Pasco Zarlingo of West Memphis, AR.
Memorials may be made to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Smithton, IL, or in the form of memorial masses. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 6, 2018, and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Smithton, IL.
Funeral: A funeral procession will leave at 9:45 a.m. Monday, May 7, 2018, from George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Smithton, IL, for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Smithton, IL, with Father Stanley Konieczny officiating.
Burial will be at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Smithton, IL.