Lenda Markowski

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Lenda Lee Markowski peacefully entered eternal life Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Peters, after a battle with stage 4 brain and lung cancer.

Lenda was born June 18, 1947, in Chester, Illinois, to Leonard and Mary Grah Harris.

Her spirit is carried on by her mother, Mary Johnson; two children, Michael Carpenter and Michelle Carpenter; her love and best friend, Michael Stahl; two grandchildren, Shaun Cothran and Samantha Carpenter; three surviving sisters, Susan Stulgin, Sandy Estes and Betsey Kurillo; and an extended family of relations and friends.

Lenda was predeceased by her father, Leonard Harris; and her younger sister, Debby Buchanan.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 22 at First Methodist Church in St. Charles, Missouri.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to her church, First Methodist Church of St. Charles; St. Peters Barnes-Jewish Hospital Patient Foundation; or the American Cancer Society in honor of Lenda L. Markowski.

Announcement is courtesy of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel, and online condolences may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.