Theresa Mary Honsaker, 91, of Lehigh Acres, FL, passed away with her loving family around her on Monday, April 24, 2023 at Hope Hospice in Lehigh Acres, FL. Theresa was born in Southport, CT on May 28, 1931 to Joseph & Amelia DeFeo.
Theresa was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother! She was a devout Catholic and active member of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Lehigh Acres, FL.
Theresa ran various appliance repair businesses with her husband Harry for many years in Monroe, CT before moving to Ft. Myers, FL in 1978. After moving to Florida, she worked at United Telephone Company as a Directory Assistance Operator until her retirement. After retirement she spent many happy occasions with her family baking her famous Chocolate Chip cookies and Whiskey Cakes!
Theresa is survived by her brother, Joseph DeFeo, Sr. of Stratford, CT; 2 loving daughters Sharon (Bob) Tice of Lehigh Acres, FL and Dawn Marie (James) Snow of Sycamore, GA; grandchildren, Christopher (Katie) Tice, Erica (Jahaziel) Alago both of Lehigh Acres, FL, William (Alissa) Doering of Sylvester, GA, Jesse (Layne) Snow, of Sycamore, GA, and Carlee Snow of Sylvester, GA; great-grandchildren, Zachary, Morgan, David and Addison and many nieces and nephews.
A visitation for Theresa will be held Friday, April 28th from 10:30am to 12:30pm at Hodges Funeral Home at Lee Memorial Park, 12777 State Road 82, Fort Myers, FL 33913. A funeral service will occur Friday, April 28th at 1pm at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 2514 Lee Boulevard, Lehigh Acres, FL 33971. Burial will occur Tuesday, May 2nd at 10am at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL 34241.
In Lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions in Theresa’s name to St. Raphael Catholic Church 2514 Lee Blvd. Lehigh Acres, FL 33971.
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