Obituary of Emily Jean Belenski

Emily Jean Belenski passed away of respiratory failure on April 9, 2024, in Olympia, Washington, her home of eight years. She struggled from Acute Asthma Exacerbation. Emily was born July 17, 2002, to Stacie Jean Belenski in Olympia, and Gregory Lee Zimmerman, Jr. Over the years, she also lived in Tumwater, Washington; Kentucky; Tennessee; Arizona; and Germany.

 

Emily received her diploma in 2020 from South Sound High School.  She attended Centralia Community College in 2023 and was getting ready to sign up for more classes. Emily’s artistic talents shone in her interests as a self-employed artist, poet, and photographer. She attended a Nature Journaling Group and hoped to study similar classes in college. Professionally, she worked as a server, clothing merchandiser, barista, and in fast food.

 

Emily had a beautiful soul and was full of love.  She was free-spirited, spunky, fierce, hilarious, adventurous, smart, kind, and loyal.  She was beautiful inside and out, and a great friend.

 

Emily is survived by her mother, Stacie Jean Belenski; father, Gregory Lee Zimmerman Jr.; stepfathers, Christopher Philippi, and Sean Gould; grandparents, Judy Belenski, Carol Belenski of Anchorage, Alaska, Gregory Lee Zimmerman Sr., Robert and Maria Shaffer; and great-grandmother, Phyllis Dahlquist. Also surviving are her sisters, Katherine Philippi and Margaret Philippi; half-sisters, Tayler Bradley and Olivia Pate; stepsister, Kayely Gould; stepbrother, Dyllan Gould; and half-brothers, Tyler Bradley (Athalbrander Wolfenstein), Kristian Bradley, Matthew Bradley, and Rylan Hampton. In addition, she is survived by aunts and uncle, Christine and Brian Dollerhide, and Alisha Zimmerman; great-aunts and great-uncles, Ron Belenski, Don and Sherri Belenski, Laurie Fisk, and Pamela Murdoch; and cousins, Olivia Dollerhide, Emerson Dollerhide, Willy Raymond, Makayla Ritchie, Austin Ritchie, Sophia Johnson, Adrie John-Baptiste, Makayla John-Baptiste, Lindsey Dahlquist, April Root, Ben Root, Emma Duff, Lilly Duff, Kevin Duff, Nichol Duff, Graysen Duff, Aiden Root, Marissa Root, Clair Root, Hannah Fredrickson, Elliott Drake, Juniper Ray, Willow Ray, Stephen Jones, Cai Fackler, Eisa Fackler, Abhaya Fackler, Jack Duff, and Bella Duff.  

 

Emily was predeceased by her grandfather, William “Popi” Belenski; grandmother, Tamela Fackler; great-aunt, Patricia Baldwin; and great-grandparents, Harvey and Jean Belenski and William and Anne Fowler.

 

Services will be held Sunday, April 28, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at South Sound Manor, 455 North Street SE, Tumwater, WA 98501.

 

Please leave condolences or share memories and photos on the Tribute Wall to the left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Emily Belenski, please visit Tribute Store