Teresa Marie Beers

She was born in Ravenna, Ohio at Robinson Memorial Hospital to William and Dorothy Thomas on January 29, 1962. She graduated from Ravenna High School in 1980 and received an Associate Degree in Medical Assisting from Stark Technical College. She went on to work for Raleigh Ophthalmology.

She is survived by Douglas Alan Beers, her husband of 28 years (September 21, 1985). She is also survived by her two daughters, Hannah Marie (Aaron) Stewart of CA and grandson to be, Remington Gage Stewart (December 2, 2013), and Devan (Zachary) Beers Jordan of NC; her loving parents, William and Dorothy Thomas of OH; her sister, Melisa K. (Joseph) Nahoopii; nephew, Christopher Thomas; niece, Nicole Nahoopii; great nephew, Thomas Nahoopii; Father-in-law George Beers; brother-in-law Wayne Winland and family; Christine (Mark) Bailey and family; Brian (Grace) Beers and family; Lisa (Dan) Oswald and family; and her dearest friends.

Teresa was preceded in death by her mother-in-law Jane Beers and her sister-in-law Karen Winland.

Teresa was a smart, beautiful, loving wife and best friend. She was an active member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Team Teresa-Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, always supporting her daughter’s lives, anxiously awaiting the birth of her first grandson, Remington and Devan’s graduation from University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Wood-Kortright-Borkoski Funeral Home, 703 E. Main St., Ravenna. Private inurnment will take place at Grandview Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to Team Teresa – Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Light the Night - http://pages.lightthenight.org/nc/Raleigh13/TeamTeresa

(Wood-Kortright-Borkoski 330-296-6436)