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Brenda Lee Ziehlke 1958 - 2014
Angels Camp, CA...Brenda Lee (Shelton) Ziehlke died March 8, 2014. She was 55. She was born Sept. 23, 1958, in Pineville, Ky., to Charlie and Anna Shelton. At age 8, she moved from Kentucky to the Fresno area with her mother and siblings Jack and Linda. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1976. She moved to Murphys in 1985 with her oldest son Keith. Four years later, she moved to Angels Camp. She married Mike Ziehlke of Angels Camp Sept. 7, 1996. Mr. and Mrs. Ziehlke have two children, Breanna, 17, and Michael Jr., 15, both of whom are students at Bret Harte High School. Mrs. Ziehlke worked for many years as a bank teller, first for Central Sierra Bank and most recently Rabobank. She was involved in various community activities, such as a partnership with the Calaveras Cancer Support Group wherein she and her husband organized an annual softball game fundraiser. The event has resulted in thousands of dollars supporting families of cancer patients who deal with mounting financial needs. Mrs. Ziehlke was also an avid supporter of her children’s sports activities and was a constant presence at their games...
Mrs. Ziehlke is survived by her husband, Mike; her children, Keith Collins of Sacramento, and Breanna and Michael Jr. of Angels Camp; her siblings, Jack Shelton of Placerville and Linda (Shelton) Smith of Napa. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Anna Shelton.
A celebration of life will be held at noon Saturday, March 15, in the multipurpose room at Bret Harte High School. A reception will follow at the Angels Gun Club, beginning at 1 p.m.
The family asks that long stem flowers be brought in lieu of individual gifts of flowers or bouquets. The family would like to create special bouquets from these gifts. Blooms and Things has prepared their inventory. An account has been set up at RaboBank for Breanna and Michaels continuing educations for anyone who would like to donate. The family also ask that anyone who wishes to prepare food consider gifts cards to local grocery stores or restaurants, or possibly make arrangements at a later time for food delivery. Everything that has already been done is greatly appreciated, the family wishes to say thanks to all the support they have received in this time of sorrow.
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