Theresa Jane LaCoursiere, Red Lake Falls, MN, age 92, passed away of natural causes at

Hillcrest Nursing Home, on Sunday April 3rd.

Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, April 9th at 2pm at St. Joseph Church in Red Lake

Falls with visitation from 1-2 at the church and burial following at St. Joseph Cemetery with

Father Robert Schreiner presiding.

Theresa Jane Gagner was born May 7th, 1929 in Terrebonne, MN, the daughter of Philemon

and Ida (Toupin) Gagner. She was raised in Terrebonne, where she attended rural school.

She sought employment in the Twin Cities while living with her brother, Henry. She was a

waitress for several years and then was a nanny, before moving back to Terrebonne.

On November 27, 1947, Theresa was united in marriage to Maurice LaCoursiere in

Terrebonne at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. The couple lived in Red Lake Falls where they

raised their eight children. They were blessed with 67 years of marriage.

Theresa enjoyed gardening, canning and baking the best bread, according to her

grandchildren. She loved visiting with family and friends, maintaining an open door policy of

which they all took advantage. She had many jobs while raising her family including

harvesting potatoes, working at Arctic Cat and as an aide at St. John's Hospital in RLF,

where she helped deliver many babies and loved sharing those stories. She was a member

of St. Joseph Church and Guild, Foresters and Lay Carmelites. She was a very loving,

generous person and shared that with many family members, taking them into her home and

caring for them.

She is survived by her children: daughters, Joyce (Larry) Desrosier, White Bear Lake, MN

and Karen (Terry) Carr, Aurora, MO; sons, Michael (Marjorie) Red Lake Falls, Jeff, Red Lake

Falls, Alan (Mary), Blaine, MN, Steven (Caroline) Coon Rapids, MN, Dennis (Nancy)

Brainerd, MN, and Darin (Laurie) Spencer, IN; 25 grandchildren, Justin (Tracy), Wade (Jill),

Jason (Sara), Jared (Stephanie), Jesse Bo, Valerie (Josh), Saul (Destiney), Ivan, Leonard

(Megan), Max (Caitlin), Emmett, Eli, John, Pearl, Veronica, April (Shawn), Jacob (Meagan),

Noah, Lane, Ted, Henry, Sydney, Celeste, Chase and Carter; 22 great grandchildren; many

nieces and nephews; brother, Henry Gagner and sister, Cherie Ann (Gagner) Pederson.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Maurice and great grandchild, Taylor.

Family condolences may be sent to www.johnsonfuneralservice.com