Theresa John
November 1, 1952 ~ April 6, 2023
Theresa John, 70, died Thursday, April 6, 2023. Visitation will be from 6:00pm - 8:30pm with a Rosary at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, April 12, 2023, both at Downing & Lahey West Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, April 13, 2023, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Preceded in death by her parents, G. Francis and Juanita Hahn; sister, Barbara Ohmes; husband, Keith John. Survived by her daughters, Brooke Long, Audrey (Joe) Overlie, April Ahlers; four grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; siblings, Charles (Claudia) Hahn, James (Terri) Hahn, Daniel (Pat) Hahn, Jed Hahn, Linda (Rex) Mead, Nate Hahn, Diane Burns, Jeff Hahn.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with Parish School of Religion (PSR) - St. Francis of Assisi, 861 N. Socora, Wichita, KS 67212 and Bridges HealthCare, 313 S. Market St., Wichita, KS 67202.
Theresa loved her Catholic faith, which served as her foundation. She volunteered 37+ years teaching Parish School of Religion (PSR) to 2nd graders. Teaching the young children about First Communion was her absolute favorite!
Theresa was a loyal, dedicated employee to West Wichita Family Physicians and provided 33 years of service. Her role as a Scheduling Receptionist helped patients attain their health needs and goals.
BINGO!! Theresa loved to dob those Bingo cards and won quite often! This social game gave her the opportunity to experience that high of victory and the excitement of needing just one more number!
Theresa discovered a hidden talent & joy in decorating for each season & holiday of the year. Her creativity flowed effortlessly with the ability to generate great ideas and the skills to execute those ideas successfully. This brought her great happiness!
If Theresa had to pick her favorite food, it would be Canadian bacon pizza, hands down. Of course this was always accompanied with an ice cold Dr. Pepper.
Growing up as one of ten children, Theresa had a great love for family and friends. She would leave a trail of dust as she drove off into the sunset heading West on yet another travel adventure.
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She loved to teach me how to cook and she was always happy. – Braelyn long
Teresa is someone I’ve grown to love. She made an impact on my life for sure. She was different from anyone I’ve meet. She would have been a great mother-in-law. I’ll never forget some of the great memories I shared with her in the time I’ve known her. She would keep an eye on my bingo cards. Had a very sharp eye. She loved to decorate, I’d get my orders of where to put something, and just do it. I’ll miss her so much. Teresa has her wings now, right by the lord.
-Erik
We have loved our phone chats over the past couple of years. The last one we FaceTimed and was able to see her and her St Patrick home decorations. ❤️ We will miss these conversations – we shared the love of family history and keepsakes. Till we meet again.
The world was a better place with you in it. I will miss talking to you every day and praying with you every night. Til we meet again. I love you.
Dear family and friends,
I only meet Theresa a couple of months ago when I went to visit her with my friend Melissa, of course we played Skip-Bo, prayed together and had a very blessed time sharing memories of our families. May she rest in peace and what a blessing to die on Holy Thursday!
God bless you, love and prayers, Lillian Palsmeier
Theresa was very welcoming when I started dating her granddaughter Kaleigh “Rainbow.” We bonded over our shared birthday and our love of Jesus. She was always there with her bright smile, cheery personality, and solid life advice (whether you asked for any or not). She treated me just like the rest of her amazing grandchildren. I love you all so very much and pray that we can all take comfort knowing she is watching over us all from above, free from pain, and hopefully playing a round or two of bingo just waiting for us to arrive. I certainly will never forget the way she made me feel. ❤️