Stephanie Hanzlik

Stephanie Rowe Hanzlik, 50, of Colonial Heights, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center, after a long courageous battle with breast cancer. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Myrtle Rowe and her father-in-law, Gilbert E. Hanzlik Sr. Mrs. Hanzlik attended St. Ann Catholic Church and Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and was a P.A.L.S. Teacher at Tussing Elementary School. She is survived by her husband, Gil Hanzlik Jr.; three daughters, Kristin Kelly and husband, Jason, Courtney Hanzlik and boyfriend, Adam Rybar, and Kate Hanzlik; a granddaughter, Hadley Kelly all of Colonial Heights; her father and mother, Gene O. and Christa K. Rowe of Prince George; her twin sister, Cynthia Payne and husband, Oscar of Smithfield; her brother, Matthew Rowe and fiancée, Jennifer Lilley; her mother-in-law, Anne M. Hanzlik; sister-in-law, Deborah Hanzlik; brother-in-law, Mike Hanzlik and wife, Karen all of Prince George; and numerous nieces & nephews. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013 in the Church of the Sacred Heart, 9300 Community Lane, Petersburg, Virginia 23805 with Father Chris Hess, celebrant and Deacon Ed Hanzlik, Assisting. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Friday prior to the service at church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Tussing Elementary P.T.O., 5501 Conduit Road, Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834 or Bon Secours Cancer CARE Fund, 7229 Forest Avenue, Suite 200, Richmond, Virginia 23226. Arrangements by the Colonial Heights Chapel of the E. Alvin Small Funeral Homes & Crematory, 2033 Boulevard. Condolences may be registered at www.ealvinsmall.com.