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Teresa Crenshaw Obituary

Teresa Ann Crenshaw, 65
MARYDEL, Del. - Teresa Ann Crenshaw passed away, Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Christiana Hospital, Newark.
Teresa was born October 5, 1956, in Greenville, Mississippi, to the late Jesse Lee Crenshaw and Mary Lee Bow Crenshaw.
She grew up in Greenville, Mississippi, graduated from Delta University, and moved to Delaware in the mid 70's and found a job, as a chemist for the State of Delaware Department of Agriculture, where she worked for 35 years, retiring as a supervisor, and was instrumental in the building of the existing laboratory in Camden. After that, she worked for 5 years at Macy's. She enjoyed cooking and was well known for her cakes and cookies. She also loved doing crafts and dance. Teresa loved and adopted animals of all kinds and enjoyed watching them from her porch. She would help anyone and everyone, and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Marydel, Md.
In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley; and her brother, James.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Jack Foley of Marydel; daughter, Kim Hughley and her husband Tony; and grandchildren, Aidan, Kyra and Isaac of York, Pa.; Lauren Folrez, of Seattle, Wash.; her brother, Thomas Crenshaw and his wife Faith of Broken Arrow, Okla.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 14, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 522 Main Street, Marydel, MD 21640. A visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 1-3 p.m. at Torbert Funeral Chapel, 61 S. Bradford Street, Dover, DE 19904. Interment will be in the Old Bohemia Cemetery, Warwick, Md. For those unable to attend the funeral service there will be a livestream on www.torbertfuneral.com, it can be found under the "Upcoming Livestreams" tab and viewed by clicking on her name.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions be made to The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Del.
Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com

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Published by Delaware State News on Mar. 9, 2022.

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Ray and Sharon Fields

March 19, 2022

Teresa, you touched so many lives with your warm personality and talent. We enjoyed working with you over the years at our health food store. We could always count on you to bring in those wonderful dishes, cakes and yes those wonderful cheesecakes! One of my Mom's birthdays, I ask Teresa to make a cake and told her that my Mom was a master gardener. Well, when I saw the cake with those detailed flowers, I realized the amount of talent within Teresa. You will be certainly missed Teresa.

Luann Taylor

March 10, 2022

Teresa was one of the sweetest people I know. Such a big heart. She made hands down the best cheesecakes ever, and baked and decorated amazing cakes. Such passion and talent! Teresa made a very special graduation cake for my son. My heart hurts for Jack and the family. I don't know a better matched couple than Teresa and Jack. My prayers are with you all.

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