Theresa Z. Plesher, 85, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, joining her heavenly family. Born to Walter and Josephine Evanitsky Zarr on December 13, 1933 in Throop (Scranton), Theresa moved with her family to Monongahela at the age of 5. She graduated from Monongahela High School in 1951 and attended Robert Morris Business School in Pittsburgh. She later worked for Westinghouse Electric Company and for the United States Attorney's Office for Western Pennsylvania. On June 22, 1957, she was united in marriage to John G. Plesher of Monongahela. They were blessed with fifty five years of marriage, five children, ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Theresa is survived by her sons, John E. (Robbin) of Suwanee, GA, David (Pamela) of Ardmore OK, Peter (Joyce) of Omaha, NE, Daniel (Jan) of Sioux City, IA; and her daughter Christine of Cumming, GA; brother, Edward Zarr of North Huntingdon; ten grandchildren, Jennifer (Zach) Walsh, Caitlin, Michael, Luke, and Olivia Plesher, Kristin (Chris) Poff, Ross (Amanda) Small, John Morgan, Megan and Matthew Connor. She will be missed as well by her great grandchildren, Riley, Tenley and Blakely Walsh, Mason, Evan and Owen Small, Jonathan and Noah Blount and Ella Poff.
In addition to her parents, Theresa was preceded in death by her husband, John who passed away May 27, 2012; sister, Irene Passarello; son-in-law, Robert L. Connor and great-grandson Jacob Blount.
Friends will be received on Monday from 10-11:30 AM in the Frye Funeral Home, Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 12:00 PM in St. Damien of Molokai Church.Committal service and interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.