RACINE – Crystal A. Churchija, 34, passed away at Ascension All Saints on July 14, 2025, after battling numerous health issues since her birth.

She was born in Racine on August 22, 1990.

Although Crystal's health issues were a lifelong struggle, she found joy in Garth Brooks songs, as well as the beauty in birds and flowers, especially those she experienced on a family trip to Hawaii.   She was dearly loved and cared for at home by her family, especially her mother, Maria.

She is survived by her mother and caretaker, Maria Candido; her sisters, Lisa (Jason) Hempel and Angel Gardiner; her nephews and nieces, Devonte, Anthony, Sorrina, and Ferrah Hempel, Marissa Candido, Ryan, Sean, and Ian Gardiner; her uncle, Daniel Churchija; as well as cousins and her extended stepfamily.

Crystal was preceded in death by her father, Christopher Candido on June 4, 2017.

Family and friends are invited to meet in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, for a visitation from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. A service honoring and celebrating her life will take place at 11:00 am.   Her interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park.   Memorials have been suggested to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund for veterans with Agent Orange https://www.vvmf.org/topics/Agent-Orange/

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