Karen Lynn Gillispie Cizek

Karen passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Karen was born on August 8, 1956 in St. Louis, MO. She began her working career at age 15 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis delivering food trays to patients. She worked for several years as a secretary at McDonnell-Douglas in St. Louis and as a receptionist for Wagner Family Denistry. As a teenager she enjoyed playing softball, watching the sitcom M.A.S.H., and watching wrestling with her dad on Saturday evenings. She enjoyed going with her dad fishing at Spanish Lake. She was an avid fan of the St. Louis Blues Hockey team to which she and her husband had season tickets for 37 years. She loved watching the Cardinals baseball team. As a mom she was committed to her boys playing hockey in their younger years and then watching her grandson, Nathan, play hockey. She loved sitting with her two granddaughters. When her health was good she loved singing in the choir, was an avid shopper and more recently enjoyed internet shopping. She was a member of Parkway Baptist Church in Creve Coeur. She bravely fought cancer for the past 3 ½ years and MS for 20 plus years. Through it all she maintained her faith in her Lord.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Helen Gillispie, her in-laws, George and Opal Cizek and a great niece Tinlee Elise Dreher.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, George Cizek of Florissant, MO, two sons; Aaron (Amber) Cizek of Hillsboro, MO and Kyle (Kathleen) Cizek of Houston, TX. Three grandchildren; Nathan Cizek, Charlotte Cizek, and Charli Cizek. One sister, Sandy Lambright (Gary) of Benton, AR. One brother-in-law, John (Perry) Cizek of Fuquay-Varina, NC, several nieces and nephews and many friends.

Her Celebration of Life Service will be Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 11am with visitation at 9am at Ortmann Stipanovich Funeral Home in Creve Coeur, MO. Interment will be at Bellerive Cemetery in Creve Coeur, MO.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Parkway Baptist Church "Acts 1:8" fund located at 12465 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur, MO  63141.

As Karen would say to you all, "Let's Go Blues"

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