Kristen Lee Bellino

Kristen was originally born in Cleveland, Ohio on 08/14/1969. She graduated from Brunswick High School and later in life, continued on to receive a Bachelor of Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.

She had a lifelong passion for art in many forms such as painting, drawing, sculpting, creating collages and vision boards. Her father (Rocky) was a drag car racer, who sparked her interests to attend drag races and classic car shows.

She had an intellectual curiosity to learn and read about many topics, often about religion, spirituality, and metaphysics. She was a carefree spirit who had a great sense of humor, contagious laugh, and was able to find the positive in the darkest of situations. She also loved gardening, dark chocolate, painting her nails, dark chocolate, meditation, nature, and did I mention dark chocolate?

Kristen was preceded in death by her parents Judith Bellino (Tucker) and Ralph (Rocky) Bellino.

Kristen is survived by her three children, Maria Lemerise, Dominic Lemerise, and Yanni Sotos; her step daughter and granddaughter Casandra Hettinger and Skylaar Hettinger; her sister Kimberly Bellino (Eric Ball); and her brother Mark Bellino.

Kristen left this earth peacefully with her children by her side. While we mourn her loss, we take comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and she will be forever in our hearts.

Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. We also owe gratitude to the

medical staff at Memorial Regional Hospital that took care of her in her final hours.

A celebration of life will be held in Ohio with the details to be determined.