Zanelle Marie Vancil

ZANELLE VANCIL February 17th, 1925 - April 26th, 2014 Zanelle Marie Vancil, 89 of Lakewood, CO, formerly of Pueblo, CO Preceded in death by husband Stanley Robert Vancil. Mother of Carole Bieshaar, Don (Ellen Stewart) Vancil, Alan (Kay) Vancil & Brian (Pascale) Vancil; Grandmother of Joe (Bora) Bieshaar, Nick Bieshaar, Remy and Austin Vancil, all of Denver, and Heather Vancil of Colorado Springs. Great Grandmother of Minji Carly and Jack Bieshaar of Denver. Sister of Ralph (Rose) Bledsoe of Charlottesville, VA, Joe (Louise) Bledsoe of Silsbee, TX (Deceased), Nancy (Jim) Longstreth of Indianapolis, IN, (Deceased) and Fred (Penny) Bledsoe of New Orleans, LA, (Deceased). Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews in Colorado, Texas, Florida, Indiana, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ontario, and Arizona, & many other relatives & friends. Funeral Service Tuesday, April 29th, 2pm, Horan & McConaty Funeral Service, 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Lakewood, CO 303-986-9615, with reception following. Rev. Jim Harris, Methodist Minister, presiding. Interment Friday, May 2nd, 12 noon, Ft. Logan National Cemetery. Staging Area ""A"". All are invited to attend. Zanelle will be buried with her husband, Stanley Vancil who passed away July 31st, 1998. Stone location is 6 938. A reception in memory of Zanelle will be held at 12:00 pm on Sunday, May 4th at the First United Methodist Church in Pueblo, CO 310 W. 11th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, following the regular church service at 11:00 am, Rev. Rick Calhoun presiding. Zanelle was a member of this church for over 60 years, also serving as Church Secretary for many years. Zanelle's children will be present and all her friends are very welcome to attend. Donations suggested to First United Methodist Church, Pueblo. Go to http://www.firstumcpueblo.org/ and click on Online Giving. Words are just sounds. They cannot equal the life that Zanelle Vancil led, But if they can make you think about how she lived, And not how she died, Then they have done their part. She loved birds. She had a bird bath and even in her last years always made sure That Carole's bird feeder was full of seeds. She said that she only watched the news to make sure that the world Hadn't blown up. She was a true Texan: honest, brave, and sweet. She loved being sweet and eating sweet, and made Dr. Pepper a Sunday night tradition. She said, ""Food is delicious, nutritious, and Makes you feel ambitious. She pronounced, ""pie"" as ""pah"". She loved cats, and would always point out Cali, her neighbors Calico, As she lurked in Grandma's garden. After the stroke, she called her immobilized Right hand ""The Cat"", and worked hard to move it. She had a cookie jar shaped liked a tomato, and when we went to her House in Pueblo it was always full with decadent treats. And every time we would visit her we would always wake up to the smell of one of Her perfect breakfasts. And every time we visited room 232 in the nursing home, She tried to read our shirts, and offered us mints and ginger snaps. She told us to call her ""Ma'am"" as she was raised to do. She saw family as the most important thing in the world, And couldn't have asked for a better one than the people in front Of us today. We'll miss you, Grandma Zanelle. Thank you for everything. From Remy and Austin Please share condolences at http://www.horancares.com/obituary/Zanelle-Marie-Vancil/Lakewood-CO/1377201