Theresa Marie Pranke

February 6, 1931 - December 11, 2016

Theresa passed away Sunday December 11, 2016 at Cottage Hospital with her family at her side. Theresa was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 6, 1931 to Peter and Agnes Bilik. She was the fifth of seven children. She graduated from St. Barbara High School in Chicago and became a bookkeeper with several local companies. She met her husband Walter while on vacation in Miami, Florida. They married on August 20, 1955. They moved to Goleta in 1965 due to her husband?s work transfer. She was actively involved with St Raphael's church and enjoyed gardening, bowling and crocheting. Theresa is survived by her husband Walter, son Mark and his wife MaryAnn and grandson Ryan, daughter Lynn and her husband Allan Bartlett, brother Eugene, and many nieces, nephews and friends. Theresa is preceded in death by her infant son Thomas, her parents Peter and Agnes, and her siblings Ann, Helen, Dolores, Walter, and Henry. Memorial services will be private. Theresa's family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Cottage Hospital and Sansum Clinic for the loving care and support they provided to her over the last four years.