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Theresa J. Piitz Prochaska Jaax
14 Oct 1930 – 21 Oct 2022
| Birth | 14 Oct 1930 |
| Death | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Cemetery | Sacred Heart Cemetery Shelby , Polk County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | recuerdos on 26 Aug 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244991898 |
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**Obituary states burial is in Shelby Cemetery (Graceland); but she shares a headstone with first husband Leonard Prochaska in Sacred Heart Cemetery** Theresa J. (Piitz-Prochaska) Jaax, age 92, of Shelby, Nebraska, passed away October 21, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island, Nebraska. Theresa was born October 14, 1930 in Brainard to Mathias 'Matthew' and Ludmila (Behne) Piitz. She attended country school and graduated from high school in Brainard 1947. On April 7, 1952 she was united in marriage to Leonard Prochaska. They resided on a farm outside of Shelby. To this union three daughters were born. Leonard passed away March 1, 1979. Over the years Theresa worked at an egg factory in David City, she was a cook at the Shelby Catholic School until it closed and later worked at Bernt's Cafe. On June 20, 1981 she was united in marriage to Quentin J. Jaax at Shelby Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The family resided in Shelby where Theresa was a farm wife. Quintin retired from farming in the early 2000's. Theresa was a very devoted Catholic, attending daily Mass on a regular schedule. She was a hard worker and always wanted to please people. She enjoyed cooking, baking, especially Kolaches, canning and gardening. She was a member of the Shelby Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and Altar Society. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands Leonard Prochaska and Quentin Jaax who passed away April 29, 2018; daughter Paulette Johnson; two brothers Francis (Edith) Piitz and Henry Piitz; sister Rosaline (Harold) Hermsen. Interment will be in the Shelby Cemetery.
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