Theresia “Resi” Willmore, 92, a resident of Fairhope since 1986, died March 15, 2013 of congestive heart failure.
She was born and raised in a small Bavarian village, and was the third of nine children. She was trained as a seamstress and eventually became a master tailor.
She first met her future husband, Wendell, in 1945 while he was serving in the U.S. Third Army. They married nine years later, and stayed in Germany until 1985, with Wendell working in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate’s Office.
Wendell and Resi had a wonderful marriage with two children, and traveled extensively throughout Europe until Wendell retired and they moved to Fairhope.
She had many friends in Fairhope and was an active member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; and five sisters, Mia, Liesl, Thekla, Gretel and Hermine. Survivors include two children, Robert (Mary Beth) Willmore and Fran (Don) Bertini; three grandchildren, Kathleen and Patrick Willmore, and Theresa Bertini; three brothers, Hans, Fred and Ernst Galler; and she will be greatly missed by many friends, including Ilse Schulze and Tresha Garrick.
The family would like to thank Diversified Healthcare, Thomas Hospital, Fairhope Health and Rehab, and Covenant Hospice for their loving care in her final days.
Visitation begins at noon with a memorial Mass at 1 p.m. Monday, April 1, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The interment will take place the following week at National Memorial Park in Fairfax,Va.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Fairhope. Online condolences may be made at www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.
