- Behling, Theresa A. (nee Luniak) 715 East Kimberly Avenue KimberlyAge 105, died Thursday, November 7, 2002 at her home. Theresa was bo rn in the township of Harrison on May 22, 1897, the daughter of the late E rnest and Anna (Schicker) Luniak. She was the eighth child born of fourtee n, and was the last to survive. On April 20, 1920, she married Ray Behli ng at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Darboy. Ray preceded her in dea th on October 2, 1993. Theresa was a member of Holy Name Church, the Catho lic Order of Foresters, and the William Verhagen Post #60 American Legi on Auxiliary. She was raised in Darboy and had many stories to share abo ut her beloved family, friends, and neighbors. She lived on a farm, work ed for various families, and dated by horse and buggy!Ray and Theresa built their home close to the church and school and clo se to Ray's work, so he wouldn't have to deal with the horse. She liv ed in this same house until the time of her death. They also built a cotta ge on Roberts Lake in Wabeno, where family and friends gathered to fish, h unt, pick berries, and play cards. She loved the view of the lake and watc hing the trees change color in the fall. Theresa loved to sew, and up unt il she was nearly 102 years old she could be seen working on her old pedal -operated Singer sewing machine. She sewed for her brothers, sisters, chil dren, friends, and neighbors. She also enjoyed crocheting doilies and do ll blankets and hats for her little cupie dolls which she gave to her gran dchildren. She was still crocheting just a few weeks prior to her death. S he loved to cut out pictures from magazines and carefully pasted them in to scrapbooks, which the children enjoyed looking at when they came to vis it. Her favorite pastime was playing sheepshead. Her bedtime in the lat er years was at 9:00 PM, but if the cards were being dealt, the time on t he clock didn't matter. Most of the older grandchildren were taught the ga me by her while in grade school. She also enjoyed old musical movies and w ould watch them with her caregivers over and over in the evenings. Her do or was always open and her candy dish was always full. She loved visitor s; family and friends were always coming and going. She always had stori es to tell, children to love, and her prayer book at her side. Theresa h ad a wonderful sense of humor, and loved to make people laugh. Many were t ouched by her humor and sharp wit. Even in her last days, she lov ed to be teased, and made humorous remarks that we all will remember.Survivors include her six sons: Ray (Steena) Behling of Combined Locks; A rt (Marge) Behling of Hilbert; Ken (Ruby) Behling of Anderson, CA; Cyril ( Joanie) Behling of Combined Locks; Jerome 'Bucky" Behling of Darboy; Dan ( Dot) Behling of Kimberly; two daughters: Rose Erwin of Arlington, TX and C olette Kampo of Little Chute; two special granddaughters: Vikki Graf and B etsy Behling; twenty-five grandchildren; thirty-eight great-grandchildre n; nine great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husban d, a daughter: Eleanor (Bob) Braun, three sons-in-law: Wade Murphy, Llo yd Erwin, Alex Kampo; a granddaughter: Barbara Westley; a grandson: Mark B ehling; her parents, and thirteen brothers and sisters.Theresa's wish was to remain in her home and her wish was granted with t he help of her family and an army of angels from the various agencies th at helped care for her. Thank you to Outagamie County Aging Services who s ent Carol Johnson to us. Carol worked with the family until her retireme nt and then Jennifer Schneider took over and continued to work with the fa mily along with Theresa's caseworker Sue Paveletzke. Thank you to the ma ny volunteers who delivered Theresa's meals, both from Outagamie County a nd Holy Name Church. Thank you also to Preferred Home HealthCare, the nurs es and bath attendants, with special thanks to Joyce Eisele and Molly Zeml ock. Theresa had a special bond with Molly and couldn't wait for her visit s. Thank you to Holy Name Parish from bringing prayers and communion. Spec ial thanks to Sister Annette for her frequent visits, Pete and Rikka Wydev en, Althea Valentyne, and to Theresa's special neighbor Evie Hopfensperg er for her weekly visits.Additional thanks to Home Instead's Steve Nooyen, Bonnie Joosten, Chris ty Kolb, and John Tomasich for their many visits and for sending their gro up of caring and compassionate angels that Theresa and her family loved a nd respected. Our gratitude also goes to Lisa Wiedenhoeft and Linda Hanl ey for the many extra hours that they helped the family with the last f ew weeks. Thank you also to caregivers: Lisa Wiedenhoeft, Linda Hanley, Fr an Fargen, Jan Pierce, Mary Lou Morgan, Angela Deeg, LuAnn Vandenberg, Cat herine Rollman, Marjorie Weyers, Roxane Kesselhon, Linda Giese, Ali Garlan d, Darlene Bagstad, Dawn Van Denzen, Norma Hamilton, Melissa Rastall, Ramo na Weaver, Natania King, Mary Leiterman, Jennifer Slick, Kari Hietpas, Dor othy Muggenthaler, Deb Kowalke, Stephani Green, Carrie Zeutzius, Mary Jone s, Nicole Rue, Joelle DeMarco, and Susan Stephens.The funeral liturgy for Theresa will be held at 12 p.m.. (noon) on Tuesda y, November 12, 2002 at HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 E. Kimberly Aven ue in Kimberly, with Fr. Dennis Bergsbaken officiating. Interment wi ll be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Mond ay from 4 - 7 PM and again at the church on Tuesday from 11a.m. until t he hour of the service. There will be an American Legion Auxiliary pray er service at 6:45 PM Monday and the funeral home and a parish prayer a nd scripture service at 7:00 PM.Jansen Fargo Funeral Home 204 E. Kimberly Avenue Kimberly 788-6202 www.far gofuneralhomes.com
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1897 - 2002 (105 years)
Death Record - Civil
