"I will miss Terri very much. She sat with me most every day up at my reception desk.We laughed and joked all the time! She made my day! My sincere condolences to the family. "
In loving memory of
Theresa L. (Gatzemeyer) Merkley
December 19, 1958 - April 29, 2019
Theresa L. (Gatzemeyer) Merkley, 60, of South Sioux City, NE passed away peacefully on Monday, April 29, 2019 at a Sioux City hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Memorial services will be at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Mohr Funeral Home in South Sioux City, NE. Visitation with the family present will begin at 3:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home.
Theresa was born December 19, 1958 in Wakefield, NE, the daughter of Raymond and Patricia (Coan) Gatzemeyer. She attended Emerson-Hubbard Community School. Theresa married Darrell Merkley, Jr. They later divorced. She bartended for a private establishment, worked as a cashier at Hy-Vee, and at ServiceMaster in South Sioux City.
She enjoyed spending time with her family, Bingo, and playing cards.
Survivors include her mother, Patricia Gatzemeyer; siblings, Steven (Stephanie) Gatzemeyer, DeAnna (William) Woehler, Lisa Gatzemeyer, Ricky (Johnette) Gatzemeyer, Ann Gilmore, Gerry (Michele) Gatzemeyer, Tammi Seger, and Billy Gatzemeyer; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Shawn Gatzemeyer; her father, Raymond Gatzemeyer, Sr.; a brother, Raymond Gatzemeyer, Jr.; brothers-in-law, Charles Gilmore and Rich Seger; a nephew; and a great-nephew.