Teresa Margaret Thomsen was born 10-11-1920 to Ed and Clara
(Swisher) Maher. She was raised on a cattle ranch near Jordan Valley, Oregon
along with her four siblings; Olive Harrison, Wm. (Bill) Maher, Ellyn Gates,
and Marjorie Cartwright.
She married Merrill (Bob) Thomsen in Seattle on 1
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4
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42.
They lived in Spokane and raised three children. She is remembered warmly by
her sons and daughter and their families: Terry Thomsen, his wife Laura Davis,
his children Quinn and Cleveland Thomsen, their mother Lila Lee Thomsen and
Teresa’s great granddaughter Lila Grace Thomsen; Barbara Peterson and her
daughters, Jennifer and Amy Peterson; Harley Thomsen and his wife Gloria, their
daughter Morgan and her siblings, Andrew Imada (Peg) and Adrianne Franklin
(Nic) and their families.
In 1976, she returned to Bo
i
se
to be near her family.
Mom was a devout Catholic and a member of St
.
Mary’s
Church in Boise. Mom could build just about anything and was especially adept
at upholstery and quilting. She was a great Mom and good friend to all who knew
her
.
We wish to thank the caregive
r
s
at Paramount Parks in Eagle and XL Hospice for their care and kindness in her
final days. May God bless them.
A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 21,
2013 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Boise. Services are under the direction of
the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel.