Teresa Elizabeth Kuzmenko

Teresa Elizabeth Kuzmenko (nee Hollo), passed away surrounded by loving family in Tampa, FL. She was 68 & lived in Zephyrhills, FL w/ her devoted husband Franklin & dachshund Button. Born in Limestone, ME on 3/19/56 to USAF Major Stephen Hollo & Ruth Hollo, she was the youngest of 7 living children. Teresa spent the first 2 years of her life living in Japan w/ part of her family before settling in Montville, CT, where she spent the remainder of her childhood. She enlisted in the WAC w/ her niece Darlene in August '74-'77 & deployed to Germany. On her return, she attended the AADA in NYC & Mohegan Community College in Norwich, CT. For many years she worked at Millstone Power Plant, Nuke #2 in Waterford, CT in the radiation protection dept. where she met her future husband. A lover of musicals, she spent her time working w/theater groups including the CT G&S Society, EL Arts Council, NL VFW Players, & more. She loved performing & never missed a chance. She once sang the National Anthem for a local baseball team. She was an accomplished Stage Manager. She reenlisted in the Army Reserves in ('98-'04). Recently, she adored singing w/ her church choirs from St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Norwich, CT, & Atonement Lutheran Church in Wesley Chapel, FL & the Betmar Village Chorus. She was a gifted cake decorator & baked beautiful cakes for any occasion including wedding cakes for her 3 children. Teresa loved traveling to Cancún w/ her husband & often invited friends & family to share her joy. She had a tremendous sense of humor & her laugh was infectious.

Teresa is predeceased by her parents; siblings Sandra, Ruth, Stephen, & Valorie, & her second husband Philip. She is survived by her husband Franklin; children Ruth (Jay, CT), Patrick (Suehyla, GA), and Cathleen (Christopher, CT); bonus daughter Beth (Charles, CT); grandchildren Tristan (Katie), Noah, Olivia, Arielle, Philippa, Penelope, & Westley; great-grandchildren Isla & Billie; siblings Frank (Susan, CT) & Mary (CT); & Button.

Please contact Hodges Family Funeral Home, Dade City for service information.