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Obituary for Theresa "Terry" McIntosh
Theresa Ann “Terry” McIntosh passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 19, 2022.
Terry was born April 6, 1933 in Weirton, WV. She and her husband of 69 years, Alex, moved to Peoria in 1956. She worked at Bergner’s as a bookkeeper and volunteered over the years at St. Vincent de Paul School and Proctor Hospital. Terry loved to play the organ and painting ceramics and she thrived taking care of her family and friends. She was "Grandma" to everybody.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas James McElwain and Catherine Gallagher McElwain; five sisters: Kathleen Wallace, Helen Cosby, Mary Alice Schmitt, Margaret Tombow, and Lucille McElwain; and two brothers: James McElwain and Thomas McElwain.
She is survived by her husband Alexander C. McIntosh of Peoria, her daughter Deborah Schulz (Robert) of Peoria, her son Alexander McIntosh (Patricia) of St. Charles, MO, and her son James McIntosh (Amy) of Littleton, CO; 9 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren – as well as two sisters: Judith (Andrews) and Suzanne Mason.
A Funeral Service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Wright & Salmon Mortuary, with a visitation starting at 1:00pm. Fr. Stephen Willard will officiate. Burial will follow at Swan Lake Cemetery in Peoria, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OSF Richard L. Owen Hospice Home.
Friends and family may sign the online guestbook by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.
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Terry was born April 6, 1933 in Weirton, WV. She and her husband of 69 years, Alex, moved to Peoria in 1956. She worked at Bergner’s as a bookkeeper and volunteered over the years at St. Vincent de Paul School and Proctor Hospital. Terry loved to play the organ and painting ceramics and she thrived taking care of her family and friends. She was "Grandma" to everybody.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas James McElwain and Catherine Gallagher McElwain; five sisters: Kathleen Wallace, Helen Cosby, Mary Alice Schmitt, Margaret Tombow, and Lucille McElwain; and two brothers: James McElwain and Thomas McElwain.
She is survived by her husband Alexander C. McIntosh of Peoria, her daughter Deborah Schulz (Robert) of Peoria, her son Alexander McIntosh (Patricia) of St. Charles, MO, and her son James McIntosh (Amy) of Littleton, CO; 9 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren – as well as two sisters: Judith (Andrews) and Suzanne Mason.
A Funeral Service will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Wright & Salmon Mortuary, with a visitation starting at 1:00pm. Fr. Stephen Willard will officiate. Burial will follow at Swan Lake Cemetery in Peoria, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to OSF Richard L. Owen Hospice Home.
Friends and family may sign the online guestbook by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.
Previous Events
Visitation
Friday
24
Jun
1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Wright & Salmon Mortuary
2416 N. North Street
Peoria, IL 61604
Funeral Service
Friday
24
Jun
2:00 PM
Wright & Salmon Mortuary
2416 N. North Street
Peoria, IL 61604
Cemetery Details
Location
Swan Lake Memory Gardens
4601 Route 150
Peoria, IL 61615
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