Marcella Lee Zaborac, 97, died Monday, July 17, 2017. She was born on February 6, 1920 in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to Oscar and Nina Baysinger Rector. She graduated in 1926 from Follett High School in Follett, Texas. After graduating from Lubbock Sanitarium School of Nursing in 1940, Marcella worked as a RN at the Shattuck Hospital.
She enlisted as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps on November 24, 1942 and was assigned to the 110th Evacuation Hospital. After field training in California and Washington, her unit was shipped to England to prepare for the invasion of Europe. Assigned to General George Patton’s 3rd Army, she came ashore in Normandy on August 25, 1944. During her 15 months overseas, Marcie, as she was known to her friends, served in Army hospitals in France and Luxembourg. Returning to the United States, she was discharged from active duty on January 13, 1946.
On January 22, 1944, Marcella married John F. Zaborac in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. To this marriage were born three children; John, Jr., Charles Jerome (Jerry) and Melissa. The family lived in Cuba, Illinois and later on the farm in Farmington, Illinois. After retirement, she and John lived in Canton, Illinois and Englewood, Florida. Marcella was a registered nurse for more than 40 years.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John, in 2005 and her son, Jerry, in 1968.
Graveside services will be held in Canton, Illinois at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Habit for Humanity of Charlotte County, Florida, Patriot Paws Service Dogs, Rockwell, Texas or Tidewell Hospice of Englewood, Florida.
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