Tamika LaRosa Hart, age 41, of O'Fallon, Ill. born August 28, 1977 in Oceanside, Calif., one of eleven children, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on Sunday, June 9, 2019 in O'Fallon, Ill.

Mere words cannot express the loss felt by Tamika's passing. Her smile was electric and her charming personality made her family and friends feel loved every moment of every day. She was kind and loving and the best mother any husband could ever hope for. She was beautiful - inside and out. She will be missed by her children, her husband, her parents and her many siblings and friends.

She was preceded in death by her brother Antonio McCall.

Left to mourn her passing are her husband retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Richard L. Hart, Jr., children Alliah Grisby, Azariah Hart, and Arrion Hart, all of O'Fallon, Illinois; her mother Cheryl, nee McCall, Pettigrew; her dad Hugh Pettigrew, siblings Shonasha McCall, Cheyune Glover, Kenya Pettigrew, Isaac Pettigrew, Thomas Pettigrew, Derrick Pettigrew, Nyesha Pettigrew, Shacoya Pettigrew, and Treveon Pettigrew, all of the Oceanside, Calif. area.

Memorial donations are suggested to your charity of choice.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m., Monday, June 17, 2019 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, 102 W. Washington St., O'Fallon, Ill.

Funeral: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at the funeral home with Pastor Daniel Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.