CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - STAPPERT Theresa Lange
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Theresa "Tessie" Stappert, age 74, of Bow Valley, NE died on Saturday, 
April 7, 2007 at the Golden Living Center in Hartington. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 10:30 am 
at the Holy Family (Sts Peter and Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley 
with Rev. Michael Keating officiating. Burial will be in the Sts Peter 
and Paul Cemetery in Bow Valley. Visitation will be on Monday from 1:00 
to 5:30 pm with a rosary at 2:00 pm at the Wintz Funeral Home in 
Hartington. There will be a vigil service at 7:30 pm on Monday at the 
Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Tuesday at the 
Church. Online condolences may be sent to wintzray@iw.net. 

Pallbearers are Lucas Mohr, Andrew Mohr, Matthew Echtenkamp, William 
Echtenkamp, Timothy Echtenkamp, Joseph Echtenkamp, Cody Stappert, and 
Christopher Dahlman. 

Theresa was born on October 10, 1932 at Fordyce, NE to Edward J. and 
Theresa M. (Kleinschmit) Lange. She married James V. Stappert on August 
16, 1954 at Bow Valley. He died on Dec. 13, 1989 at the age of 65. 

She grew up in the Fordyce area and graduated from Holy Trinity High School 
in 1950. She taught District #99 Country School from 1950-1951, Tip Top 
District #78 from 1951-1953, District #108 from 1953-1954, and attended 
Wayne State Teachers College in 1952. In Yankton she had worked at the 
Women's Correctional Center, was a seasonal worker at Gurney's, and worked 
at Wal-Mart for the past 16 years. Wal-Mart donated $250.00 in her name to 
East Catholic School in Bow Valley for the 25 hours of reading she 
volunteered at the school. She loved to talk to the kids either at East 
Catholic or at Wal-Mart. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, bird watching, 
and sewing. She was a member of the Holy Family (Sts Peter and Paul) 
Catholic Church and choir, and the Christian Mothers. Before her marriage 
she was a member of the Young Ladies Sodality. 

She is survived by 5 daughters and their husbands; Susan and Gordon Mohr of 
Carroll, NE, Shirley and Lee Echtenkamp of Cairo, NE, Mary and Bob Reeter 
of Volga, SD, Elizabeth and Marlin Roth of Blair, NE, Sheila and Jim Dahlman 
of Thurston, NE a brother and his wife, Keith and Pam Stappert of Bow Valley, 
22 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, 3 sisters; Sylvia and Leander Loecker 
of Menominee, Colette and Jerry Koch of Fordyce, Jeannie and Loren Schieffer of 
Fordyce, 3 brothers; Linus and June Lange of Fordyce, Edward and Bernadette 
Lange of Bow Valley, Marvin and Evelyn Lange of Fordyce. 

Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 2 sisters, Rainaldes 
Schulte, and Sister Diane Lange.