Theresa Marie Ward

1978 - 1985  (6 years)

• Name	Theresa Marie Ward
  Born	24 Jul 1978	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Feb 1985	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	4 Feb 1985	Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6896	Rossville
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert C Ward
  Mother	Mary Pat Stadler Ward
  Family ID	F7231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 4 Feb 1985 - Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Ward, Theresa 1 Theresa Marie Ward Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Northland Christian Church for Theresa Marie Ward, 6, Silver Lake. She was pronounced dead Saturday, Feb. 2, in the emergency room at a local hospital. Dr. Hugh Moore, Shawnee County coroner, said a scarf had been wrapped around the girl’s neck, and it tightened to the point that it cut off her air supply. She had been playing with her family’s dog in her backyard, and the dog had playfully tugged at the scarf. Theresa Marie Ward was born July 24, 1978, at Topeka, the daughter of Robert C. and Mary Pat Stadler Ward. She lived in Silver Lake all her life and attended first grade at Silver Lake Grade School. She attended St. Stanislaus Catholic at Rossville and Northland Christian Church in Topeka. Survivors beside her parents include a brother, Joshua Ward, at home; a sister, Christina Ward, at home; grandparents, James and Joanne Stadler, Silver Lake, and Charles E. and Blanche Ward, Topeka; and great-grandmothers, Mrs. Mary Warner and Mrs. Hilda Ward, both of Topeka. Burial will be in Prairie Home Cemetery. Ward will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. today at Parker-Price Mortuary, then from noon today until the service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Theresa Marie Ward Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Northland Christian Church for Thereasa Marie Ward, 6, Silver Lake. She was pronunced dead Saturday, Feb. 2, in the emergency room at a local hospital. Dr. Hugh Moore, Shawnee County coroner, said a scarf had been wrapped around the girl’s neck, and it tightened to the point that it cut off her air supply. She had been playing with her family’s dog in her backyard, and the dog had playfully tugged at the scarf. Theresa Marie Ward was born July 24, 1978, at Topeka, the daughter of Robert C. and Mary Pat Stadler Ward. She lived in Silver Lake all her life and attended first grade at Silver Lake Grade School. She attended St. Stanislaus Catholic at Rossville and Northland Christian Church in Topeka. Survivors beside her parents include a brother, Joshua Ward, at home; a sister, Christina Ward, at home; grandparents, James and Joanne Stadler, Silver Lake, and Charles E. and Blanche Ward, Topeka; and great-grandmothers, Mrs. Mary Warner and Mrs. Hilda Ward, both of Topeka. Burial will be in Prairie Home Cemetery. Ward will lie in state from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at Parker-Price Moruary, then from noon Monday until the service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
  		Obituary- Ward, Theresa 2 Playful dog kills girl A 6-year-old Silver Lake girl who was found dead in the snow in her backyard Saturday apparently was strangled by the family dog when it playfully tugged at the scarf wrapped around her neck. The girl was identified as Theresa Ward, the daughter of Robert and Mary Ward. Shawnee County sheriff’s detective Rick Hladky, who investigated the death, said Theresa and the family dog, a 70-pound golden retriever, were seen playing in the snow. Minutes later a witness saw the dog dragging the girl by the scarf around the yard. An autopsy Saturday night determined that the girl died when all respiration was cut off. Dr. Hugh Moore, Shawnee County coroner, said a scarf had been wrapped around the girl’s neck and tightened to the point that it cut off her air supply. Family members discovered the girl’s body in the backyard after they realized they hadn’t seen her for 15 minutes. The girl had been playing in the snow and was wearing warm clothing, witnesses at the scene said. Medevac MidAmerica spokesman Steve Miller said the ambulance service was called at 4:46 p.m. and arrived at 4:57 p.m. Medevac also requested the Silver Lake Fire Department, and fire department medics were the first officials at the residence. Theresa had been carried into the house by her father by the time firefighters arrived. Firefighters performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation until Medevac arrived and then the ambulance crew administered stimulants and warmed the girl, but couldn’t get a response, one of the crew said. At the hospital, medical workers discovered bruises around her neck. Parker-Price Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements.