Crystal Renee Gales, 53, of Collinsville, IL, passed Mon. Mar. 24, 2025 at St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights, MO.
She was born May 8, 1971 in Lake Station, IN to the late Kenneth and Kathy (Page) Gales.
She and Brent Shapiro married Nov. 27, 2018 in Crown Point, IN. Crystal and Brent loved, laughed and cared for family. Crystal especially loved her dogs, Lola, Bubba, and Dutchess.
In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by a son Andrew (Casey Hartman) Gales, a step-son Joshua Shapiro, and 2 granddaughters Lilly Martin and Reagan Shapiro.
Besides her parents, she was preceded to heaven by her brother Shannon Gales.
The family will hold a celebration of Crystal’s life May 8, 2025, place and time pending.
Memorials may be made to The American Cancer Society, your own local NO-KILL Animal Shelter, or The Collinsville Food Pantry.
Memories may be expressed at www.wojstrom.com where online information and guestbook are available.
