"To the Entire Zorger Family; May each of you find courage to face tomorrow as you rest in the knowledge that we truly care about each of your needs and that we will walk beside you in your journey of grief. Randy Grimes and the Staff of DeMoney-Grimes Funeral Home "
In loving memory of
THERESA A. ZORGER
May 10, 1925 - August 10, 2010
Theresa A. Zorger, age 85, of Columbia City, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne. Born on May 10, 1925 in Ege, she was the daughter of Frank and Louise (Gibbons) Troendly.
She was raised in Fort Wayne, living there until eighth grade. She then moved to Wisconsin where she graduated from Milwaukee High School with the Class of 1943 and attended Wisconsin College for 2 years. On March 4, 1946, she married Lavern H. Zorger in Monroeville and she later returned to Fort Wayne. Since 1951, she has resided at her Thorncreek Township home. A cashier at the Columbia City Kroger Store for 23 years, she retired in 1985. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Monroeville and was a current member of St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church where she taught CCD class.
Survivors include her children, James L. (Julia) Zorger of Murfreesboro, TN, Joan M.(Stephen) Wolfe of Davisburg, MI and John C. Zorger of Columbia City; sister, Frances Gibson of Monroeville; 4 grandchildren, Julia Zorger, Matthew Wolfe, Beth (Adam) Shafer and Jason Wolfe; 3 great grandchildren, Victoria, Veronica and Vannessa; brother and sister-in-laws, Frances Gibson of Monroeville, Norman (Gloria) Zorger of Spencerville, Keith (Donna) Zorger of Spencerville, Lyle (Maxine) Zorger of Fort Wayne, Jerry (Jean) Zorger of Columbia City, Jean (Earl) Auld of Avilla, and Nadean Zorger of Huntington. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lavern H. Zorger, daughter, Susan Jackson, brothers, George and Joseph Troendly, sisters, Margaret Junk and Mary Andreski.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Thursday, August 12, 2010 with the Recitation of the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Visitation will also be from 9-10:00 a.m. Friday, August 13, 2010 with the funeral mass immediately following at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, 315 South Line Street, Columbia City. Father Larry Kramer will be officiating. Committal service and burial will follow at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne. Memorials may be given in memory of Mrs. Zorger to Masses at the Catholic Church. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Please visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send condolences or sign the guest register.
Tributes
"Teresa and I were in the convent together. I will miss her."
"John, Joannie, Jim I was so sorry to hear about your Mother passing, seeing her picture was great.It brought back a lot of memories from oh so many years ago. My best to you all, Linda"
"Just wanted to let you know how sorry we are for the loss of your Mom. We will keep all of you in our prayers.God blessings to you. Larry and Pat"
"Dear Jim~ Wow the years have passed and I am sorry to learn of your mother's passing.I lost my fahter in May of this year, and I remember sharing in the loss of your father so many years ago. Your mother was always so kind and had a great smile and cheer for all she came into contact with...I trust her passing wasn't too painful. May you cherish your memories forever and ever. Time passes on, but the fond memories I have of our friendship during our teenage years is remembered always. I would love to hear from you via email...if you ever get the chance to respond.valerierouch@g-mail,com Your friend from years ago.... Valerie Byer Rouch"
"Joan, Steve and the entire Zorger family, On behalf of ourselves and your fellow "Rogues" we wish to extend our sincere condolences at the passing of your mom. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. The few times that we had the pleasure of speaking and meeting with Theresa are cherished memories. She had a loving heart and her love for her family was always apparent. She enjoyed a good joke and could give dish it out as well as take it! Last year, about a month before your anniversary, Theresa took it upon herself to contact various members of St. Stephen in order to orchestrate Card Bombardment for Steve and Joans anniversary. Without the aid of all the high-tech internet tools, she managed to obtain contact number for almost every person who knows Steve and Joan. Her sincere wish was to be able to show them how much she loved them by getting everyone to send them a card and best wishes. Since she was unable to travel up to Detroit, she wanted to do something special for them and her efforts more than exceeded her goal! As Christian brothers and sisters we have the assurance that Theresa, a good and loving servant of our lord, is now at home with him along with Lavern, Susan and her family. She hasnt left us forever, she has only gone ahead to make things ready for when we too can go home to our lord. Can you picture the look on her face when she met Jesus and said to her, Well done my good and faithful servant. Well done! May the Holy Spirit be with you all and in his arms, provide you with loving comfort during this most difficult time. In Christ name, Levi, Joy, Mike Mary, Paul, Carol, Joanne, Wayne, Harold, Betty and Hazel The Rogues "
"Our thoughts & prayers are with your family.John, please keep in touch.Love, Gerry & Kay Weesner"
"I have such fond memories of your mother working at Krogers.I always enjoyed shopping when she was on duty.She will be missed."