Seminole resident Isabel Jane "Liz" Bicek Zbavitel, 69, died Tuesday, May 10, in Shawnee.

She was born December 22, 1935, in Oklahoma City to John and Kate Bicek.

Liz attended high school at Mount Saint Mary High School in Oklahoma City.

She was a member of Saint Edward Catholic Church in Newark, California, and was an active member of Saint Edward school PTA. She also was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Seminole.

She taught lower grade CCD classes after her retirement at the church.

Mrs. Zbavitel worked for Sears from 1978 to 1998 until her retirement.

On April 14, 1956, she married Tom Zbavitel in Oklahoma City.

Immediately after their marriage they moved to California and lived their for 21 years. Tom and Liz moved to Bowlegs in 1977 and continued to raise their family.

Liz moved to Seminole in 2003 as a widow.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, a brother, and then her parents. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Tom, on September 27, 1998.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Lynn and Mike Magruder of Seminole; Pam and James Weger of Seminole; son and daughter-in-law, Alan and Jessica Zbavitel of Muskogee; six granddaughters, Katelyn and Mallory Magruder, Vanessa and Rachel Weger, and Emily and Julie Zbavitel; several nieces and nephews as well as other relatives and friends.

A Rosary will be recited 7:00 p.m. Friday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Seminole.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Seminole with Father Basil Keenan, O.S.B., officiating.

Burial will follow 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Czech National Cemetery in Prague.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home until 10:00 a.m. Saturday.

Arrangements are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole.

Submitted & © by: Sherry Springer