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Theresa R Gautschi

February 28, 1923 — April 28, 2014

Theresa R. Gautschi, 91, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014 at Gillette Nursing Home in Warren, Ohio. She was born on February 28, 1923 to the late, John and Hannah Agatha (Weir) Smart in Trevskyn, Pennsylvania. Theresa graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in the January class of 1942. She married her husband, Roscoe V. Gautschi on November 7, 1942 at St. Marys Catholic Church. Theresa had worked at Federal Machine and Welding as a telephone operator and receptionist from 1942 to 1953 and then went on to work at Hills Department Store, retiring in 1988. Theresa was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church in Champion where she taught CCD classes for many years, and she was a member of the 83rd Infantry Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing cards with her card club and family, camping, reading and crocheting. Theresa also enjoyed traveling with her family all over the country and attending Army reunions with her husband. Theresa loved her husband and family and spending time with them was the greatest joy in her life. She will be missed deeply by all who knew her. Theresa is survived by her husband of 71 years, Roscoe V. Gautschi; children, Kathy (Bryan) Songer of Wake Forest, NC, Gail (Bud) Gautschi of Champion Twp, OH and Norma (Ken) Barrickman of Champion Twp, OH; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Dolores Halubka, Elizabeth Lesek, John Smart and Thomas Smart. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00PM at the Lane Family Funeral Homes, Roberts Clark Chapel, 180 Garfield Dr NE. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Williams Catholic Church, 5431 Mahoning Ave NW, on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 11:00AM, with an hour of calling beginning at 10:00AM. Father Michael Balash will officiate. Burial will follow at All Souls Cemetery. Donations may be made in memory of Theresa to the St. William Catholic Church Building Fund, 5431 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren, Ohio 44483.

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