SIMPSONVILLE, SC - After 95 years, Theresa was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on April 14, 2024.
She was born on April 21, 1929, to the late Josephine V. and Stanley F. Wojton. She was raised a
devout Catholic at St. Stanislaw Church/School, then went on to Woodrow Wilson High
School. She started working at age 14 during WW Il at the Youngstown Public Market. At
the age of 17, she quit school to help support her family's financial needs to work full-time
at 7 -Up Bottling Co. At 21 years old she worked at GE Bulb Manufacturing Company.
On September 2, 1950, she married Albert J, Susa, and had four children. She
enjoyed sewing clothes for her girls and their dolls, traveling to visit family and friends,
loved cooking, baking, decorating and was known for her homemade pizza, perogies &
cinnamon rolls. To help support the family she did various jobs including Telephone book
distributions, cleaning medical offices, and in 1972 worked for GF Business Equipment as
cook assistant for five years.
For 54 years she was an avid bowler, until the age of 89. She socialized at the Holiday
Bowling Alley on a team called "The Honey Bears", who went on to win many
tournaments. In 2018 she moved to St. Louis with her daughter Cynthia. In 2022 to
the present, she lived in a four-generation home in Simpsonville, South Carolina. There she
loved spending time with her great grandchildren, filling her time reading over 500 mystery
books, traveling, and doing many word search puzzles.
In addition to her parents and husband Albert J. Susa, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Christine Szallai (Dale), siblings Stanley Wojton, Edward Wojton, Veronica Feret, Daniel Wojton and Joseph Wojton.
She leaves her loving children, JoAnn Woytek (David), Cynthia Poulakos (Peter), Carolyn Reed (Robert), eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
On behalf of Theresa H. Susa and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to "Open Arms
Hospice" for their exceptional care and devotion to families in need at 1836 W. Georgia Rd.
Simpsonville, S C 29680.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, April 22, 2024, at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 10143 Main Street, New Middletown.
Friends and family may call from 10:00 am until the time of the funeral service at the church on Monday.
The family has entrusted arrangements to the Kubina Yuhasz Wasko Funeral Home.
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