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Obituary- Teske, Patricia

Patricia R. Teske
ST. MARYS -- Patricia R. Teske, 62, passed away late Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Kansas City Hospice House following a seven-year battle with cancer.

She was born April 9, 1948, at Topeka, the daughter of Raymond and Zita (Hanrahan) Allen. Patricia was raised by her grandmother Mary Hanrahan at Delia, where she attended school and graduated from Delia High School in 1966.

Patricia worked for Hallmark Cards in Topeka after she graduated from high school. After she and her husband Larry settled in St. Marys, she worked for Continental Telephone Co. as a Service Rep. from 1970 until the company closed in 1982. She continued to work in the St. Marys and Rossville area and ended her working career as Librarian at the Pottawatomie-Wabaunsee Regional Library in St. Marys. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Patricia also was a past board member of the St. Marys Historical Society and Life Member and member of the Kaw Better Homes FCE. She served a few years as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.

Patricia was married to her high school sweetheart, Larry D.
Teske, in Delia on May 27, 1967, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on October 4, 2000.

Survivors include two daughters, Deana Inman, Marshalltown, IA, and Lynn (Shane) Houston, Overland Park; a sister, Mary (Jim) Wolcott, Richland, IA; grandchildren, Noah and Liam Houston, Overland Park; step-grandchildren, Michael and Isaac Houston, Maple Hill.

Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. Interment will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys. Mrs. Teske will lie in state from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Piper Funeral Home, where a Prayer Vigil Service will be at 7:00 p.m. and the family will receive friends until 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson Center for basic cancer research at KSU or the Kaw Better Homes FCE and sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

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