Teresa J. Reicherter

Teresa J. Reicherter, 92, Seneca, died Tuesday, January 04, 2005, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.
     She was born June 13, 1912, on a farm north of St. Benedict, the daughter of Frank and Margaret Mitchell Skoch. She attended school at St. Benedict and then high school at St. Michael’s in Axtell, where she lived with the nuns. Following school, Teresa did domestic work and helped take care of newborn infants in private homes.
     On April 19, 1933, she married Leo J. Reicherter at St. Mary’s Church, St. Benedict. They farmed southwest of Lillis until 1944 when they moved to a farm southwest of Seneca. Her husband, Leo, died October 9, 1990. Teresa continued to live on the farm with her son, Charles. He also preceded her in death on April 8, 1998. After she fractured her hip in January of 2000, she lived with some of her children. In June of 2001, nursing home care became necessary, and she entered Crestview Manor.
     She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, St. Ann’s Altar Society, and the Quilting Group at the church. Teresa enjoyed making many quilts for the church and her family. She was a good seamstress and also liked embroidery and other hand sewing. She used to bake pies for Duazell's Steak House & McDonnell's Cafe, both in Seneca. For many years she kept a big garden and worked hard on the farm, especially during the Great Depression years.
     Survivors are a son, Douglas of Mayetta; four daughters, Norma Bennett, Rossville, Mary Ellen Fangman, Silver Lake, Margaret Feldkamp, Seneca, Connie Kroemer, Bern; a sister, Nell Schmidt, Dunlap, IA; 20 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; 2 step-great-grandchildren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren.
     Besides her husband and son she was preceded in death by two grandsons, Randy Bennett and Dennis Bennett; a brother, Francis Skoch; and 3 sisters, Mary Stallbaumer, Kate Stallbaumer, and Rose Brady Dodd.
     Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M. Thursday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 2 and 7 P.M. Wednesday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca where she will lie in state after 10:30 A.M. Wednesday.
     Memorials may be given for the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital, and sent in care of the family.