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Teresa (Scallon) NEWBURN

SCALLON, NEWBURN, KOHL, DEVLAEMINCK, STORTVEDT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:47

November 4, 1927 ---— March 19, 2018

Teresa Scallon Newburn died on March 19, 2018. She was 90. Born Nov. 4, 1927, in Ackley, Iowa, to Louis and Kathryn Scallon, Teresa was raised near Ackley, Iowa. Teresa graduated from Ackley High School in 1945 and Iowa State College in 1949. She met her husband, Roger, while in college and they were married in 1950. They raised their seven children on a farm near Eagle Grove.

Teresa worked for many years as a home economics teacher and later as a nutritionist. In 1974, she and Roger began the adventure of working overseas in a variety of countries, including Tanzania, Jamaica and Uganda. She coached women in nutrition and starting small businesses. She and Roger retired in Ames and have lived there for the past 25 years.

Teresa is survived by her children, Rebecca (Rudi) Kohl, Linda Jo (Jerome) Devlaeminck, Colleen (Mark) Stortvedt, Jeff (Sharon) Newburn, Peter (Joy) Newburn and Chris (Amy) Newburn; 19 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Jack, Gene and Vince Scallon. She was preceded in death by her husband; her son, Scott; four grandchildren; and four siblings.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the Northridge Village dining room in Ames, followed by a prayer and share time from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Ames, and will be followed by a luncheon. The family will be present an hour prior to the Mass. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Eagle Grove.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Community of Hope at PO 83165, Portland, Oregon, 97283. Adams Funeral Home in Ames is assisting the family with arrangements.

Ames Tribune -- Ames, Iowa
March 21, 2018


 

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