Theresa Woline

Theresa A. Woline, 53, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at her home following a two year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 23, 2007, from 2:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, 607 S. Jackson Street, Mt. Pleasant, where the family will receive friends from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon. A Christian Vigil Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. at the church. A funeral mass will be held on Monday, December 24, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church with the Rev. Nicholas J. Adam, celebrant. Burial will be in the St. Alphonsus Cemetery. Memorials have been established to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Henry County Relay for Life, Winfield-Mt. Union Elementary School, or The Lance Armstrong Foundation. The Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonpowell.com. Born November 10, 1954, in Omaha, NE, Theresa was the daughter of Dr. Elmer J. and Marjorie A. Schultz Duethman. She grew up in Storm Lake, IA, and was a 1973 graduate of St. Mary's High School in Storm Lake. She earned an Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy from Kirkwood Community College. On June 4, 1977, she married Allan D. Woline in Storm Lake. After marrying Allan, Theresa moved to Mt. Pleasant where they raised their two children. A teacher at heart, Theresa returned to school to pursue her teaching degree and graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1994. She was a substitute teacher for one year before being hired by the Winfield-Mt. Union Schools where she has been teaching ever since. She was a member of the Tri-Area Reading Association, Professional Educators of Iowa, and involved with Newspapers In Education through the Cedar Rapids Gazette. In 2003, she received the Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award. She was voted Teacher of the Year in 2006 in the Winfield-Mt. Union Schools. Theresa was a member of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. She was a collector and had an extensive Blessed Virgin Mary statue collection. Theresa liked to exercise. She was a shopper, especially enjoyed shopping for shoes, antiquing, and going to auctions. Most of all she loved her family and had a passion for teaching. Along with her husband Allan, Theresa is survived by one daughter, Carrie and her husband Denton DeSotel of Cedar Rapids, IA; one son, Andrew Woline of Cedar Rapids, IA; her parents, Elmer and Marjorie Duethman of Bettendorf, IA; two sisters, Carolyn Powell of Ankeny, IA and Denise Duethman of Bettendorf, IA; and one brother Greg Duethman and his wife Kathryn of Iowa City, IA. Theresa was preceded in death by her grandparents and by an infant son, Jerod Allan Woline on June 29, 1979.