Anita Zelesnik Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on October 9, 2025, at the age of 98, Anita Zelesnik of Gurnee, Illinois passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Anita may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her husband Edward Zelesnik; her brother Edward Katich (Marge); and her sister-in-law Jennie (Zelesnik). She is survived by: her daughter Donna (Mudgett); her grandchildren, Brian Thomas of Gurnee, IL and Megan Burkette (Brandon) of West Allis, WI; her stepgrandchildren, Johnnie, Troy, Aaron (Kyleane) and Melanie Mudgett; and her great grandchild Rosalie Burkette. She is also survived by 14 step-great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
