Edna "Mama Z" Lou Morsani Zulpo

Edna "Mama Z" Lou Morsani Zulpo, 81, of Tontitown passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born November 2, 1937 in Tontitown to Enea and Vivian Morsani. Edna loved working with her hands. She loved to quilt, crochet, and sew. She was strong in her Catholic faith and was an active parishioner at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tontitown. She loved her family and her community deeply and she built a legacy for her family when she opened Mama Z's Cafe in 1988. Edna loved nothing more than to spend time with her family and she adored her grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by her family and her community. Edna is preceded in death by her parents, Enea and Vivian Morsani, and daughter Benita Bowen. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Robert "Pete" Zulpo; sister Adrianne Graham of Houston, Texas; six children, Yvonne Otwell, Lisa Neil, Pat Zulpo and wife Micki, Tommy Zulpo, Lance Zulpo, Julie Bowling and husband Fred, and son-in-law Ronnie Bowen, husband of Benita Bowen; eight grandchildren, Brandy White and husband Bryan, Tiffany Gosvener and husband Ty, Nathan Otwell and wife Talisa, Brittany Pianalto and husband Zane, Austin Otwell and wife Becky, Jessie Bishop and husband Jesse, Josh Neil, and Bradley Bowling; eight great-grandchildren, Dalton and Noah Warren, Colton and Keston White, Oakley Otwell, Ryder Bishop, Aiden and Greyson Pianalto. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 14, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tontitown. Rosary will begin at 9 a.m. Interment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Tontitown. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com.