Theresa Parker

Theresa A. Parker, 89, of Waterloo, died Tuesday, October 22, at her home. She was born Sept. 18, 1930 in Waterloo, daughter of Vincent Joseph and Florence Bertha Mathes Rechtfertig. She married William G. Parker, Sr. Nov. 18, 1948 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Waterloo. Theresa was a homemaker for Bill and her children and also ran an at-home daycare for a number of Years. Survivors include: her husband; a daughter, Cynthia Ann (Willard) Breu of Cedar Falls; five sons, Michael Joseph (Nancy) of Cedar Rapids, David Allen (Syndi) of Midway, Utah, Scott Acle (Betty) of Waterloo and William Gordon, Jr. (Susan) of Waterloo and Todd Anthony (Sherry) of LaPorte City; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marguerite Kurtz of Gilbertville. Preceded in death by: two brothers, John Rechtfertig and Richard Rechtfertig. Theresa donated her body to the University of Iowa Medical School. A Memorial services will be 11:00 Tuesday, October 29, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Public visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to service time at the church on Tuesday. Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway is in charge of the arrangements. In li...[more]

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of flowers, memorials directed to the family. Theresa was an avid trout fisherwoman and enjoyed taking trips to the trout streams in Decorah To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.hagartywaychoffgrarup.com/obituaries/Theresa--Ann-Parker?obId=8328122#/obituaryInfo