Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Phipps, Teresa Diane (Riley) January 31, 2024 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net June 6, 2024, 9:17 am Lake Funeral Home - Monday February 5,2024 Excerpts from Ionia Online Obituary TERESA DIANE PHIPPS Died January 31, 2024-age 63 at Grand Rapids Hospital. Born November 10, 1960, daughter of Jimmy W. and Mary C.Riley at Muncie,IN. Attended Muncie Central High School & Early Childhood degrees in Phillips, WI. Family moved to Phillips, Wisconsin in 1979. Teresa was a hard working single mother of 3. She worked in customer service, factories, food service & several years as a job coach for mentally disabled. She was a fierce protector with a passion of her family. In 1999, she married Charlie & were a team for 25 years until her death. Teresa was raised Baptist & rediscovered her faith in 2022 after her first cancer diagnosis. Teresa endured brain aneurysm surgery, 3 heart attacks & 2 surgeries for that. Survived by husband Charles Phipps,her mother Mary Riley, younger brothers, Billy Riley(Kim), Richard Riley(Sophia),Jimmy Riley Jr. (Candace), baby sister Cathy Waldschmidt (Joe),two daughters Lisa Campbell & Michelle Sena (Richard). two step-children, Alan & Rosie Phipps, 17 grandchildren,4 great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces & nephews. Preceded in death by her father, Jimmy Riley St. two sisters,Sheri Riley & Margaret Posey, daughter, Laura fowler, two infant sons, Michael & Carl Burris, grandparents aunts, and uncles and pet. Celebration of Life May 25, 2024 at Rib Lake, Wisconsin. Ashes spread amongst her beloved lilac bushes n Michigan home on Feb.17th with family in attendance. Arrangement cared for by Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. In lieu of flowers, donations to help the family with extensive medical expenses can be sent via cashapp $Lisac616 or Venmo@Lisac765. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/phipps47995nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb