Gina Marie Essig (Petrechko), 61 of Richmond, Missouri, and formerly of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri.

Born Friday, Jan. 23, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Edmund Petrechko and Betty Petrechko (Onka) of Richmond.

Gina graduated from Richmond High School and worked as a dispatcher for Ray and Lafayette counties for a period of time, as well as a trucking company. Gina was a member of the Millville and New Hope Methodist Church. She enjoyed traveling: Two of her favorites places were New Orleans and Florida. Above all else, family came first. Gina loved spending time with her grandkids, children and friends. She will be sorely missed by many.

Surviving are her mother, Betty Onka of Richmond; two sons, William (Diana) Summers of Higginsville, Missouri, and Camden (Erica) Summers of Camden, Missouri; one daughter, Sarah Brown of Richmond; one brother, Stephen Petrechko of Richmond; six grandchildren, Tori Blakeman, Grace Brown, Brooklyn Summers, Jacob Williams, Abby Summers and Emma Leslie; and one great-grandchild, Harper Blakeman.

She was preceded in death by her father and three brothers, Eddie Petrechko, James Petrechko and Mark Petrechko. The family has elected to not hold any services at this time but will celebrate her life at a later date. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Hoefer Funeral Home and online condolences may be left to the family at www.hoeferfuneralhome.com.