Visitation
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM CDT
Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home
Racine Location
803 Main St.
Racine, WI 53403
(262) 634-7888
Driving Directions
Service
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
6:00 PM CDT
Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home
Racine Location
803 Main St.
Racine, WI 53403
(262) 634-7888
Driving Directions
Life Story / Obituary
Sandra Zillyette age 58, passed away peacefully on Tuesday October 14, 2025 at her residence in Racine. She was born on February 9th, 1967, to Robert Marchant Jr and Nancy (nee: Alton) Dehne.
Sandra married her husband John Zillyette on December 30th, 1994. They would have celebrated 31 years together this December. She loved her family immensely; her greatest joy was being a nana to her 7 grandkids. She always made everyone feel comfortable, like they belonged. Watching reality TV shows and spending time with her 3 German Shepherds were her favorite pastimes.
Sandra will be dearly missed by her husband John Zillyette; her children Crystal (Gregory) Larsen, Cassie (Adam) Zillyette, Tyler (Joanie) Zillyette; her beautiful grandchildren, Lilly, Peyton, Evelyn, Grady, Minho, Harper, Brooklynn; Siblings, John (Tonya) Marchant, Beth (Doug) Cornwell, Sherri Marchant, Sondra Marchant, Jimmy (Bridget) Dehne, Bryan (Jennifer) Damrow, Ricky Dehne, Dustin Toutant, and Dorothy Ortiz; sister-in-law Joellyn (Chris) Rose, brother-in-law Raymond (Lynn) Otwaska; along with many extended family members.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Marchant Jr and Nancy Dehne, stepfather Richard Dehne, mother and father-in-law Noreen and Edward Otwaska.
A Celebration of Sandra’s Life will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday October 21, 2025, 6:00 p.m. Visitation will be held prior from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
The family would like to give a special thank you to RN Nancy Perl with Community Care, We wouldn't have made it through these last few months without your help and support.