Teresa Ann Hand
February 7, 1933 — September 16, 2007
Teresa A. Teichgraeber Hand, of Eureka, died at Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita on Sunday, September 16, 2007, at the age of 74.
She was born in Eureka on February 7, 1933, the daughter of Richard C. and Ruth (Mullen) Teichgraeber. Teresa was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the class of 1951. She then attended Colorado College and Oklahoma University.
On September 8, 1953, she was united in marriage to Charles D. Hand in Wichita, Kansas. They made their home in Houston, Texas and Wichita, Kansas before moving to Eureka in 1981.
Teresa was a homemaker, a member of the Saddle Club, and the Christ Lutheran Church of Eureka, of which she had participated in many church clubs.
She is survived by her husband, Charles, of the home, one son, Charles L. Hand of Phoenix, Arizona, two daughters, Lisa C. Chavez of Eureka, and Tricia A. Hand of Midland, Texas, and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Larry Cross officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
A memorial has been established in her name to Christ Lutheran Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, which was in charge of service arrangements.
She was born in Eureka on February 7, 1933, the daughter of Richard C. and Ruth (Mullen) Teichgraeber. Teresa was raised in Eureka and attended Eureka schools, graduating from Eureka High School with the class of 1951. She then attended Colorado College and Oklahoma University.
On September 8, 1953, she was united in marriage to Charles D. Hand in Wichita, Kansas. They made their home in Houston, Texas and Wichita, Kansas before moving to Eureka in 1981.
Teresa was a homemaker, a member of the Saddle Club, and the Christ Lutheran Church of Eureka, of which she had participated in many church clubs.
She is survived by her husband, Charles, of the home, one son, Charles L. Hand of Phoenix, Arizona, two daughters, Lisa C. Chavez of Eureka, and Tricia A. Hand of Midland, Texas, and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held at Christ Lutheran Church on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 11:00 A.M., with Pastor Larry Cross officiating. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
A memorial has been established in her name to Christ Lutheran Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Koup Family Funeral Home, which was in charge of service arrangements.
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