Theresa Lynn Ghormley (Jansen) passed away unexpectedly in Troy, Michigan, on August 19, 2018, at the age of 47.
Theresa is survived by her husband, Jim Ghormley; daughter Gabrielle Atwater; son Nate Atwater; mother Marjorie (Gebke) Jansen; siblings Tony (Brenda) Jansen, Lynn (Louie) Loepker, Jeff (Sonja) Jansen, and Joe (Sandy) Jansen; stepdaughters Megan (Brady) Miller and Alison (David) Curfman; grandchildren Peter and Russell Miller and Benjamin, Katelyn, and Joshua Curfman; sister-in-law Brenda Jansen; brother-in-law Bill (Ann) Ghormley; sister-in-law Cathy Taylor; and twenty nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Jansen; her brother, Timothy Jansen; and her father- and mother-in-law, David and Barbara Ghormley.
Theresa was born on May 25, 1971, in Bartelso, Illinois. She graduated from Central High School in 1989 and McKendree College in 1993. She taught as an elementary and middle school teacher with a focus on language arts, serving for many years at Bartelso Elementary School and at Immaculate Conception of Dardenne Prairie in O’Fallon, Missouri, and later working as a substitute teacher at Holy Family Regional School in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She married Jim on May 15, 2004, and enjoyed 14 wonderful years of marriage. She was an active and faithful member of St. Mary of the Hills in Rochester Hills, where she dedicated herself to volunteer work. She will be remembered for her gentle spirit, limitless generosity, warm hospitality, selfless love, and tireless dedication to her family, friends, and loved ones.
A memorial will be held in Michigan on Tuesday, August 21, at Sterling Heights Chapel, 3801 18 Mile Road at Ryan. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 9:00 pm, with a service at 7:00 pm.
A second service will be held in Illinois at St. Cecilia Catholic Church at 304 S Washington St in Bartelso, IL. Visitation will be on Friday, August 24, from 4:00pm - 8:00pm and funeral mass will be on Saturday, August 25, at 11:00AM.
All are invited to attend and celebrate Theresa’s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
The family would also like to express their gratitude to the staff at Beaumont Hospital in Troy, Michigan, for their kindness and dedicated care for Theresa. Theresa was a tremendous blessing to all who knew her, and she will be deeply missed.