Theresa Pieszchala, 88, of Olathe, Kansas, and formerly of LaPorte, died Jan. 8, 2015, at the Olathe Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 7, 1926, in LaPorte to Michael and Marie (Quigley) Cuff.
Theresa married Chester A. Pieszchala, who preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Terry; her brother, Richard; and her sisters, Katherine Marquart, Mary Jane Cuff and Ethel Mae Koeppen.
Theresa is survived by her daughter, Lynn (Alan) Palm of Olathe; son, Tim (Sharon) Pieszchala of Seabrook, TX; daughter-in-law, Patti Pieszchala of Austin, TX; brother, Robert Cuff of New Carlisle, IN; sister, Patricia Schroeder of LaPorte; grandsons, Ryan (Christy) Pieszchala of Fulshear, TX, Michael Palm of Kansas City, and Samuel (Alex) Palm of Mission, KS; and one great-granddaughter.
Cremation will take place and services will be held in LaPorte at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Harvesters BackSnack Program, 3801 Topping Ave., Kansas City, MO 64129, or at https://my.harvesters.org/donate-now.
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