Karene Bailey

March 16, 1956 - October 28, 2018

Karene Bailey, age 62, of Lake Villa, IL passed away at home on Sunday, October 28, 2018. She was born in San Francisco, CA on March 16, 1956, the daughter of the late Charles and Josephine Hart. Karene grew up in Lake Villa, IL on Sand Lake and graduated from Antioch High School where she met her high school sweetheart Bob, whom she married on February 22, 1975. She retired at age 60 and in her retirement enjoyed travel (especially to Maui) and finding sea glass in Lake Michigan with her friends. Above all, Karene had a passion for her family and friends. She is survived by her husband of 43 years Bob; children Nikole Bailey Yeagley, Jaclyn Bailey, and Rob (Katelynn Lucas) Bailey; grandchildren Summer, Hannah, Joclyn, Nevaeh, and Marley; great granddaughter Anastasia; and siblings Sharel (Bob) Busby and Larry (Darlene) Hart. Visitation will be on Friday, November 2, 2018 from 4 – 7 p.m. at Ringa Funeral Home, 122 S. Milwaukee Ave. Lake Villa, IL 60046. Karene’s brother Larry will lead a vigil service at 6 p.m. Friday. Additional visitation will be from 12 – 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at St Mark Lutheran Church, 1822 E. Grand Ave., Lindenhurst, IL 60046. A funeral service will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, followed by a procession to Millburn Cemetery for burial of the cremated remains. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to the Susan G Komen 3-Day Breast Cancer walk in honor of Karene: https://goo.gl/P1qzFL