Theresa Champagne Russo

Theresa Champagne-Russo, 85, of Margate passed away on January 10, 2015. She was the oldest of six children, born on June 11, 1929 in Falher, Alberta, Canada to parents, Antonio and Imelda Champagne. She retired from Bellsouth. Thru the years, Theresa was very active with the community, her children's school activities and in church. She enjoyed travling, square dancing for 30 years, bowling, sewing, quilting, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Vincent Catholic Church in Margate.

Theresa is preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Winchester and second husband, Louis Russo from Bronx, New York; parents, Antonio and Imelda Champagne; brothers, Mark, Guy and Paul Champagne; sisters, Ricky Mychaskiw and Rachel Schobein.

She is survived by her five children, Donald (Elizabeth) Winchester, Janet (Ken) Hoffman, Deborah Winchester, Richard Winchester, Keith (Anna) Winchester; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchilldren.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Insight for the Blind, 1401 NE 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 or S.O.S Children's Village, 3681 NW 59th Place, Coconut Creek, FL 33073 sosflorida.com