Theresa Mary Hagl was born September 26, 1928 in Red Lake County, MN, the daughter of Louis and Louella (Meyer) Hagl. She was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Faith. Theresa was raised and went to school in the Terrebonne, MN area. She worked in Crookston at the Hospital with the nuns.

On July 27, 1948, Theresa married Elmer Pee Wee Cardinal at St. Anthonys Church in Terrebonne. After her marriage, Theresa and Pee Wee lived in Red Lake Falls, MN. In 1950, they moved their family to Chisholm, MN, where Pee Wee worked in the mines. They lived in Kinney, MN and then settled in Buhl, MN for a number of years.

Theresa was a homemaker and stay at home Mom for several years. She later worked at the school in Buhl as a cook and in the caf in Buhl. Her last job on the Range was for the shirt factory in Chisholm. The family returned to Red Lake Falls in June of 1968. She worked for some of the cafes in Red Lake Falls and did sewing for Arctic Cat. She retired after a back injury.

Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy. Nothing meant more to her than her family and friends. Theresa loved to bake, especially pies, sew and craft. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary, Boy and Girl Scout Leader, 4-H Leader and was a member of the Sunshine Homemakers and St. Josephs Church of Red Lake Falls.

Survived by husband of 55 years, Elmer Pee Wee Cardinal, Red Lake Falls, MN, children and families, Joyce and Elvin Bucky Wright, Fertile, MN, Janice and Fred Landman, Jr., Roger and Sally Cardinal, Linda and Jim Tvedt all Red Lake Falls, MN, Karen Audette and David Cardinal, all Crookston, MN, Dean and Wanda Cardinal, Jay and Carla Cardinal, all Red Lake Falls, MN; 23 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Joe and Patsy Hagl, Harvey Hagl, Leonard Pete Hagl Elizabeth and James Sauve, Alfred Hagl, Margaret and Harold Kehn all Red Lake Falls, MN and Clarice Vickery, St. Paul, MN; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ernie and Anne Cardinal, Brooks, MN, Norman Butch Cardinal and Neolla Melby, all Crookston, MN, Eleanor Derouin, Red Lake Falls, MN, Loucille Theroux, Vancouver, WA, Anne Cardinal, Elk River, MN, Lorriane Cardinal, Everett, WA, Ethel Herringbruck, Berkely, CA, Alice Delage, Grand Forks, ND and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by granddaughter, Mary Ann Landman, parents, sister, Josephine DeHaan and brother James Vickery.