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Oehmke, Theresa Maria
Theresa Maria Oehmke, 87, died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the Newman Center, with Father Ed Fitzpatrick and Father Phil Schmitter officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, where a vigil service will be held at 4 p.m. and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Newman Center. Burial will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Theresa was born Jan. 20, 1924, in Abruzzi, Italy, the daughter of Giovanni and Mary Madonna Chiaverini. On Dec. 30, 1950, Theresa married Robert Oehmke in Detroit, Mich. She received her bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and her Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of Iowa.
Theresa was the founder of the University of Iowa Mathematics Tutorial Lab, where she was the director for many years.
She was a member of the Newman Center and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Survivors include her son, James (Patty) Oehmke of East Lansing, Mich., and their children, Teri and Alex.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert; her sister, Sister Joanne IHN; and her brother, Roger.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Newman Center, 104 E. Jefferson St., Iowa City, IA 52245 or to the St. Francis Prayer Center, G-2381 E. Carpenter Rd., Flint, MI 48505-1980.
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Published Nov. 10, 2011, in The Gazette
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