Betty G. Brendel

Betty G. (nee Zika) Brendel, age 77, of Marine, IL., died Thursday, April 2, 2009, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. She was born March 30, 1932, in Hamel, IL., the daughter of Charles and Evelyn (nee Smola) Zika. On February 13, 1954, she married Edwin A. \"Baldy\" Brendel , who passed away November 17, 2000. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Marine, IL; St. Elizabeth Altar Society. Mrs. Brendel was born in rural Hamel, IL; attended Marine Schools and graduated from St. Paul Catholic High School in Highland in 1950; she attended Nursing School in Alton, IL; and went to work as a Surgery Nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Highland on 08/17/1953. She became the Operating Room Supervisor in February of 1967 ane then retired from St. Joseph on March 31, 1986. She enjoyed quilting and had donated a quilt to the St. Elizabeth Church raffle every year. She was a great pie baker; enjoyed cooking and had compiled a cook book for her family. Betty enjoyed working crossword puzzles; she was a genealogy person who knew everything about her family and the village of Marine. Her faith was very important and she devoted many hours to her church; enjoyed retreats at King\'s House; and her favorate Saint was St. Anthony -to whom she prayed frequently and for all of her children and grandchildren. Survivors include a daughter-Patricia A. (William) Pettus of Highland, Ill., two sons-Scott G. Brendel of Greenville, Ill. and Kevin G. (Judy) Brendel of Highland, Ill., seven grandcildren-Daniel R. (Janna) Pettus of Glen Carbon, Ill., Jason R. (Catherine) Pettus, M.D. of White River Junction, Vt., Trevor R. (Jenna) Petus of Glen Carbon, Ill., Clair A. Brendel of Greenville, Ill., Shea D. Brendel of Greenville, Ill., Ashley M. Brendel of Highland, Ill., and Benjamin O. Brendel of Highland, Ill., one great grandchild-Gia A. Pettus of Glen Carbon, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a brother-Charles R. Zika, Jr. (died 08/24/1972), infant brother-Eugene J. Zika (died 4/15/1928 @ age 5 months), two sisters -Edith M. Zika (12/08/2005), and Sister-Carlotta M. Prott (died 05/18/1990).

Betty G. Brendel

March 30, 1932 - April 2, 2009