Theresa Agnes Wisniewski

Theresa Agnes Schardt Wisniewski age 92, passed away on June 28, 2016, at Siena on Brendenwood, a senior living facility in Rockford, Illinois. She was born in Toledo on November 27, 1923 to Albert and Helen Schardt. Theresa married Alphonse C. Wisniewski on October 6, 1945. He passed away in April of 1986. Theresa and Al believed strongly in the value of higher education and worked tirelessly to put their four children through college. Theresa worked at Champion Spark Plug during the war years, then at Columbia Burner and later as a line operator for General Mills in Toledo until she retired in 1986. In retirement she moved to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas where she played golf, joined card clubs, attended theater and donated her spare time to assist the less fortunate in the community through grief counseling and volunteering at a nonprofit thrift shop. Theresa traveled extensively throughout the country and abroad during her later years. She was a strong advocate of the Catholic faith; she led the rosary and served as lector for over two decades at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Hot Springs Village, AR. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Alphonse; brother, Paul A. Schardt and sister, Ruth Swartz Roth. Surviving are her children, William J. (Jennifer Strand) Wisniewski of Alexandria, VA, Louis V. (Sandra) Wisniewski of Jackson, MI, Dale A. Wisniewski of Melbourne, Australia and Norma Jean (Charles) Gordon of Byron, IL; 7 grandchildren, Terry (Patrick) Cortese of Bloomington, IN, Adam (Courtney) Wisniewski of Franklin, TN, Brian (Dawn) Wisniewski of Olmstead Falls, OH, Kristin (Todd) McMinn of Carmel, IN, Paula Causie of Jackson, MI, John and Mike Gordon of Byron, IL; and 8 great grandchildren, Addison and Sabrina Wisniewski, Alexander and Nathaniel McMinn, Emily and Renee Cortese, AnnaLee Wisniewski and Rebecca Causie. Also surviving is her brother, Bernard A. Schardt of Clinton, SC. Friends may visit at the Coyle Funeral Home 1770 S. Reynolds Rd. on Friday July 1, from 5-8 p.m., where a Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Church, where the family will receive friends beginning at 9 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may take the form of contributions to St. Patrick of Heatherdowns Church or to the charity of the donor’s choice. Please leave a condolence message for the family at CoyleFuneralHome.com.

Theresa Agnes Wisniewski

November 27, 1923 - June 28, 2016