Theresa Mae (Meyer) Meinhart, age 89
November 9, 1931 – November 30, 2020
Theresa Mae (Meyer) Meinhart, age 89, of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 11:06 AM – Monday, November 30, 2020 at her home.
Private Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Island Grove, Illinois. Visitation will be held 9:30-10:30 AM – Thursday, December 3, 2020, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Hall in Island Grove, Illinois. Burial will be in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Dieterich, Illinois. In loving memory of Theresa, memorials may be made to the Community Support Systems and can be mailed to the Meinhart Family: 304 West Fayette Street, Dieterich, Illinois 62424. Arrangements are under care of the Meyer Funeral Home in Dieterich, Illinois. The obituary can be viewed and condolences left at www.meyerfh.com.
Theresa Mae was born on November 9, 1931, in Green Creek, Illinois, the daughter of John Henry and Theresa (Waldhoff) Meyer. She married Harold “Butch” Meinhart on September 2, 1950, at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church in Green Creek. Butch preceded her in death on August 21, 2015.
Theresa Mae was a homemaker, loving wife, mom and grandma. She was a member of the St Isidore Parrish.
Theresa was loved by all and could fix any situation with her words of wisdom and would often remind you that all of the world’s problems were in God’s hands. She loved to sing, dance, playing cards, pray the Rosary, and more than anything she loved her family especially her 10 children, 18 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. There wasn’t baby that she couldn’t or wouldn’t rock to sleep.
Theresa Mae was an admirable caregiver and friend to everyone she knew. She loved all of her children; however, she had a very close relationship with her son Gary.
Theresa Mae is survived by:
Children – Jim (Marcia) Meinhart of Dieterich, Illinois; Linda (Keith) McKinney of Montrose, Illinois; John (Susan) Meinhart, Tom (Linda) Meinhart, Mark Meinhart (special friend Shelia Reed), Mike (Jami) Meinhart, Mary (Bud) Ervin, Gary Meinhart, Jerry (Cindy) Meinhart and Lee (Linda) Meinhart all of Dieterich, Illinois
Brother – Fred (Marilyn) Meyer of Effingham, Illinois
Sisters – Annie (Virgil) Kingery of Effingham, Illinois and Lucille (Larry) Buhnerkempe of Teutopolis, Illinois
Sisters-in-law – Joyce Koberlein, Joanie Meyer, Bernice Bolander, Loretta Meinhart and Betty Kennedy
Theresa Mae was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Mary Lou Meinhart, grandchildren Rodney Meinhart and Robert Meinhart, brothers Lawrence Meyer, Louis Meyer, Gene Meyer, Johnny Meyer, Jim Meyer and Jerry Meyer and a sister Catherine Thoele.
