Teresa M. Fronheiser

Teresa M. Fronheiser obituary, Allentown, PA

Teresa M. Fronheiser

Teresa Fronheiser Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by O'Donnell Funeral Home, Inc. - Allentown on Oct. 2, 2025.

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Teresa M. Fronheiser, 85, peacefully passed away September 29, 2025. Born in Allentown, Teresa was a daughter of the late Ralph and Marian (Melcher) Fronheiser. She was a devoted catholic and member of both Most Blessed Sacrament in Bally and St. Francis of Assisi in Allentown. She briefly devoted her life to the Peace Corps in Guatemala from 1968-1969. She attended Sacred Heart School of Nursing; followed by Kutztown University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Teresa excelled as a compassionate nurse at VNA of Lehigh Valley and Holy Family Villa.
Teresa enjoyed basketball, skiing and swimming; most of all, she enjoyed being with family and friends.
Teresa is survived in life by her brother James and his wife Rosemarie, her sister Rosemary Scavelli, brother-in-law Paul Hayes and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in life by her brothers: Ralph and Gerard and his wife Clara; sisters: Agnes and Mary Ann and her husband Leonard; and her brother-in-law Howard Scavelli.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, October 3, 2025, at 12:30 at the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Bally. A calling period will be held from 11:30 AM-12:20 PM in the vestibule on Friday. Arrangements have been entrusted to the O'Donnell Funeral Home, Allentown.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Teresa's name to Holy Family Senior Living, 1200 Spring Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.
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Carol Mohl Jones

October 2, 2025

Teresa has been a dear friend since we first
met in nursing school in 1963.
It is wonderful to have the assurance that we will meet again. My prayers are with her family and friends.

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