Theresa Durant (nee Oertel), 78, passed away peacefully on April 4, 2018 in Dearborn Heights, MI. Originally from East Lansdowne, PA, she attended St. Cyril’s Elementary and West Philadelphia Catholic Girls’ High School. Theresa raised her family in Swarthmore Wood, when her husband, John, joined Sun Ship in 1968; then moved to Dearborn, MI in 1982 upon the sale of the shipyard. She is a daughter of the late Helmuth and Theresa Oertel, also preceded in death by brother George Oertel and sisters Frances Walls and Delores Powell. She is survived by John of 56 years, daughters Carol (John) Alexander, Patricia (Antonio) Helton and Linda Durant, and son Richard (Paula) Durant, grandchildren, Bryan, Grace and Jenna Alexander, Kathryn and Mark Helton and Stephanie Durant and sister Edna Flick and brothers Kenneth and Warren Oertel and many nieces and nephews.
Theresa loved her grandchildren more than anything in the world. She enjoyed camping, gardening and traveling. With a kind a gentle heart, Theresa was loved by all.
The visitation is on Friday, April 6, 2018 5 pm – 8 pm and Saturday, April 7 at 10 am until time of service at 11 am at Harry J. Will Funeral Home in Redford, MI with interment at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Heights.
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