Zona E. Fragel

Zona Emily Fragel, 91, of Peoria passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Peoria. Zona was born to Raymond E. and Helen J. BurgessCullison on June 13, 1924 in Macon, Illinois. She graduated from the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville, and married Harold J. Fragel of Peoria on Aug. 27, 1946. Surviving are her son, Ted (Mary) Fragel of Peoria; daughter, Susie (Steven) Larson of Chillicothe; two grandsons; two great-granddaughters; one step-grandson; brother Lyle (Beverly) Cullison of Irving, TX; brother Noel (Barb) Cullison of Phoenix, AZ; sister-in-law Virginia Burdett of Pekin; many nieces and nephews. Zona was preceded in death by her husband, Harold; three sisters, Janet Christian, Elinor Kirkwood, and Lois Hutson; brother Andrew Cullison; long-time companion, Robert O'Heron. A gathering of her friends and family will be held in the chapel at St. Francis Woods in Peoria on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 from 6pm until 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Notes of condolences for the family may be sent using www.peoriafuneral.com.