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Therese Courtney Obituary
Therese H. Courtney, 93, died peacefully Sunday, June 14, 2020, in the home of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family. She was born August 8, 1926, in Detroit, Mich., a daughter of Byron Robert and Madelyn Marie O'Brian Henkle.
Therese graduated Summa Cum Laude from Oberlin College, where she was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She met her husband-to-be, Welby Gillette Courtney, at Oberlin, where they were married September 11, 1948.
Therese was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was also a frequent volunteer for the then Guild for the Blind, an avid reader, an actress, and solver of cryptic crossword puzzles. She was active in local community theater productions, is included on the Little Lake Theatre "Wall of Fame," and appeared in several movies, commercials and print ads. Her finest role was as a wonderful, creative, talented, funny and loving mother. She will be missed by many.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Welby; and siblings Janice Henkle Renker, Elizabeth Henkle Lantzy and William Robert Henkle.
Surviving are her daughters, Janice Courtney Pini and husband James, and Kathryn Courtney Stecker and husband Charles; son Kenneth Alan Courtney and wife Mary; four grandchildren, Christine (Pini) Gaden, Alex Pini, Kyle Stecker and Rachel (Stecker) Nargi; and one great-granddaughter, Julia Courtney Gaden, who lit up her life.
A memorial gathering is planned for some time in August, near her birthday.
Memorial donations in her name are welcome to Little Lake Theatre, 500 Lakeside Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, and Peters Township Public Library, 616 E. McMurray Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
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Ron Wisniski
August 7, 2020
My deepest sympathy on the passing of your wonderful mother Therese. She was a wonderful actress in local Pittsburgh theatre and a good friend who encouraged me when I was getting my start as a young actor. She was a lovely kind and generous person who was loved and admired by everyone she worked with. What a gem!
Ron Wisniski
New York City
Lee Wilson
June 17, 2020
Therese was a kind and generous person and a good friend, volunteering to help the Guild for the Blind and at Little Lake Theatre. When my brother was dying in Tokyo, she took me aside and asked if I needed money to get there (I had it covered.) Therese played many roles on the Little Lake stage, mostly maids and cooks and secretaries, but the role in which I remember her excelling is that of Sissy in Ira Levin's VERONICA'S ROOM, a strange, dark character, quite unlike the usual light comedic characters she was cast to portray.
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