Bonnie Lou Zanelli (nee Minnick) age 79. Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on July 20, 2019 after a long illness. Bonnie is survived by her beloved husband of 59 years, Edward (E.J., "Zeke") Zanelli Sr.; her three sons, Edward, Jr., Joseph and James Zanelli; her four grandchildren, Heather (Ryan) Taylor, Jodi (Ryan) Loehman, Jacob Zanelli and Emillee Rudman; two great-grandchildren, Colton and Grace; six sister-in-laws, Naomi Minnick, Carolyn Minnick, Diane Carr, Nola Zanelli, Angela Zanelli and Lorraine Zanelli; numerous nieces, nephew and cousins also survive. Preceded in death by her parents, George and Lucille Minnick; two brothers, William G. Minnick and Richard M. Minnick. Bonnie enjoyed watching the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Cubs, doing crafts and camping. She also enjoyed volunteering with her oldest son, Ed Jr., in the library at Crest Hill Christian School. Most of all Bonnie loved to spend time with her family. The family would like to thank the Joliet Area Community Hospice for their excellent care and support during this difficult time. Funeral services will be held at Farkas Funeral Home, 3201 W. Jefferson St. Joliet, IL 60431 on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 11:00 am. Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Joliet Area Community Hospice would be appreciated. For more information, please call 815-725-0100 or visit www.farkasfuneralhome.com Advice from Mom By: Ed Zanelli, Jr. A woman needs to hear her husband tell her every day that he loves her. Hold your wife's hand, kiss her, tell her you love her and take her to McDonald's for her favorite milk shake. Give her some of her favorite flowers once in a while for no reason. Spend as much time with your kids as you can (especially when they are young) and spoil them as much as you can. The best times are with your family on birthdays and holidays, especially Christmas, the best day of the year. At Christmas time, buy a real Christmas tree, the biggest and best you can find, decorate it with lots of tinsel (you can never have too much tinsel) and lots of decorations so it looks perfect. Have lots of presents for everybody (no cash or gift cards - something perfectly wrapped that they can open so you can see the happiness on their face when they see what is inside). Have so much food that you can't possibly eat it all. And the BEST part is watching the kids open their presents. The more presents there are, the more time you have to watch them having fun. Remember: always have unconditional love, peace, forgiveness and joy for your children. Don't just tell people you love them, prove to them that you mean it by treating them right. If you get angry with your children, it's OK to get angry sometimes, but you don't stay angry and you forgive them TODAY because there may not be a tomorrow.