Christine "Tina" DeBaets, age 89 of St. Louis, MO, formerly of Collinsville, IL, born January 16, 1931 in Collinsville, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at Liberty Village in Maryville, IL.

Tina was a 1948 Collinsville High School graduate.  She had worked as a receptionist for Royal Globe Insurance Company.  She traveled extensively with family and friends, loved to golf, bowl, and Cardinals baseball.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ignazio and Maria (nee Banche) Ceresero; her husband, Walter DeBaets, whom she married September 15, 1972; four sisters:  Lena Ceresero, Rose Cooper, Louise Piel and Madeline Weil.

She is survived by a sister, Mary Madeline Rice of Collinsville, IL; numerous nieces and nephews.

A private graveside service will be held at St. John's Cemetery in Collinsville, IL.

Memorials in Tina's honor may be made to Make-A- Wish Foundation and mailed to the funeral home at 2800 N. Center Street, Maryville, IL 62062.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at barrywilsonfuneralhome.com